Bhubaneswar Behera

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Bhubaneswar Behera joined as an apprenticeship in Government of Orissa and worked in the Irrigation Department. Later, he worked as an Assistant Engineer in the Jog Hydro Power Project with special charge of irrigation under the Kalahandi, Darbar in February, 1945. He also developed a project to make artificial water fall which had provided good water supply for irrigation and Hydro power generation. Bhubaneswar Behera also completed his master degree in the State University of USA in the year 1947 through the scholarship provided by the Government of India. The Government of Odisha had appointed him as a state engineer for irrigation department in the year 1947. After, He had shifted to Hirakud Dam project and worked as Assistant and Executive engineer for the Dam project up to 1956. Bhubaneswar Behera became an academician by joining as a professor of Civil Engineering department at the University College of Engineering, Burla in the year 1958 and he had been appointed as a Principal of the same College in the year 1961. Later, He had been appointed as the first Principal of the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela in the year 1962 and rendered his service there up to 1971. He also worked as a Vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University from the year 1971 to 1976. He was sent to many countries like Africa, German as an Advisor of Technical Education by the Government of India. The Government of Odisha had appointed him as a member of Das committee which had recommended to establish the new colleges in Odisha and he was also a member of Odisha state Planning Board. He also got more experience by the membership of the Union Public Service Commission during the year 1981.

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