Dhrubajyoti Sen ('85) of IIT KGP's Dept. of Civil Engg. chairs committee on 'sustainable embankments'
Millennium Post (July 3, 2020)
Expert committee preparing blueprint on 'sustainable embankments'
Kolkata: The state Irrigation and Waterways department has set up a seven-member technical expert committee with experts from IIT Madras and Kharagpur to prepare a thorough road map for constructing a "sustainable embankment" in Super Cyclone Amphan-affected areas.
The committee is expected to submit its report by this month based on which the field work will start to ensure construction of "sustainable embankments" that can withstand natural calamities like severe cyclones without getting damaged.
Dhrubajyoti Sen ('85) of IIT Kharagpur's Department of Civil Engineering is the chairman of the Committee of Technical Experts with other members including S A Sannasiraj of IIT Madras and Prof. Sibopriyo Mukherjee of Jadavpur University's Department of Civil Engineering. (Read More)