JAICHI SUGANDHI PHULE (Marathi)

THE BOOK IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SHRI K. D. SHINDE WHO IS AN ENGINEER BY PROFESSION. HE IS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN RURAL AND TRIBAL AREA OF PUNE DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA STATE. HE BELONGS TO EXTREMELY POOR AND SHATTERED FAMILY FROM SCHEDULED CASTE COMMUNITY. IRRESPECTIVE OF ALL ODDS AND HINDRANCES HE COMPLETED HIS ENGINEERING GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST CLASS DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING HE APPEARED FOR STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION AND GOT SELECTED FOR MAHARASHTRA SERVICE OF ENGINEERS. HE WORKED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER CLASS I EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, CHIEF ENGINEER, DIRECTOR GENERAL AND FINALLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VARIOUS CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTES OF STATE GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. HE WORKED ON SURVEY, PLANNING, DESIGN, EXECUTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DIFFERENT IRRIGATION PROJECTS. WITH HIS EXPERIENCE ON TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECTS, HE WROTE TECHNICAL PAPER ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.