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02/06/22 08:16 AM IST

Devendra Kumar Sharma chairman of Asia-Pacific group of panel on large dams

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  • Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Devendra Kumar Sharma has been elected chairman of the Asia-Pacific group of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) in a meeting held at Marseille, France recently.
About ICOLD
  • The ICOLD provides a forum for exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.
  • The organisation aims at ensuring that dams are built safely, efficiently and economically and without detrimental effects on the environment.
  • Asia-Pacific group countries are economic power house and my focus would be to make it them knowledge hub in the field of dam engineering.
  • It was founded in 1928 and has its central office in Paris, France.
  • It consists of 100 member national committees which have a total membership of about 10,000 individuals. Official languages of the commission are English and French.
Source-Tribune

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