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Sunder Das Khungar

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Sunder Das Khungar
Born
India
Occupation(s)Civil engineer
Civil servant
Known forBhakra Dam
Khungar Commission
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Sunder Das Khungar was an Indian civil servant, civil engineer and the general manager of the Bhakra Dam project.[1] It was his proposal that the dam, originally built for irrigation, to be utilized for power generation by incorporating five hydro electric generation units.[2] He headed the commission set up by the Ministry of Irrigation and Power in 1960 to look into the water management operations of the Damodar Valley Corporation.[3] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1955, for his contributions to civil service.[4]

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  1. ^ "Traverse City Record". Newspapers.com. 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Boon for parched lands". The Tribune. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ Marcus F. Franda (8 December 2015). West Bengal and the Federalizing Process in India. Princeton University Press. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-4008-7525-2.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.