Succeeded by Khaleell Ahommed Nationality Indian Name Ajudhia Khosla Died 1984 | Preceded by Khaleell Ahommed Profession EngineerPolitician Role Engineer | |
Preceded by Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar Born 11 December 1892New Delhi ( 1892-12-11 ) | ||
Ajudhiya Nath Khosla abbr. A.N. Khosla was an eminent Indian engineer, educationist, visionary and a social activist in later part of his life. He was a recipient of second highest civilian honour of India – Padma Vibhushan, awarded in 1977.
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Education
Born in Jalandhar district of Punjab, he took up his early education there. After passing the matriculation in 1908 he took his BA with honours from D.A.V. College, Lahore, in 1912. He then joined the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (now IIT Roorkee) in 1913 and passed out in 1916 as Civil Engineer.
Career
After graduating in 1916, he started his career with the Irrigation Branch of the Punjab Public Works Department. In few years, the Indian Service of Engineers (ISE) was established (1919) and he was allotted his first assignment (September 1917– March 1921) for surveys and investigations of Bhakra Dam Project . During this period, he spent 18 months on deputation to Mesopotamia as a commissioned officer with the Indian Expeditionary Force. While serving there (1918–1920) he developed Khosla Disc for precision levelling across rivers and wide valleys. From 1921 to 1926 he was involved in the construction of the Suleimanke Barrage.
In 1931 Khosla was deputed to the US and Europe to study soil reclamation, water logging and the latest techniques in dam design. On his return he was posted to the Panjnad Head Works of Sutlej Valley Canals. Between June and September 1936 while in charge of the Hafizabad Division, he wrote his magnum opus, The design of weirs on permeable foundation. This publication revolutionised the design of such structures in India and abroad.