Ramaswamy R Iyer
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Ramaswamy R. Iyer | |
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| Occupation(s) | Civil Servant, Activist, Policy Maker |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Ramaswamy R Iyer (born Oct 1929, died Sept 9, 2015) was an Indian civil servant, activist, water policy expert who received the padma shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor in India in 2014.[1]
Life
[edit]Iyer was born in Oct 1929 in Thakkali Tamil Nadu.[2] He served as an honorary research professor at CPR (Center for Policy Research), Delhi, served as secretary of water resources in the Government of India. He was appointed as Secretary of Water Resources in June 1985 and he is credited to have drafted India's first National Water Policy in 1987.[3]
He was also a writer. His book, Living Rivers, Dying Rivers (Oxford University Press, 2015) presents a grim pictures of rivers in decline.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Janakarajan, S; Joy, K J (2015). "Ramaswamy R Iyer: A Tribute". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (39): 22–24. JSTOR 24482456.
- ^ "Water policy expert Ramaswamy Iyer no more". The Hindu. 10 September 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Ramaswamy R Iyer".
- ^ "A visionary on water issues". The Hindu. 11 September 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.