Experience

Post Retirement Activities (May 2018 onwards)

September 2009 – December 2018

General Manager (Hydraulics) / Project Manager & Lead Design Engineer (International Position) of PIAIP Project

Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (PIAIP) is financed jointly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Punjab (GOP). Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) was the executing agency of PIAIP Project whose major Components are:

• Feasibility and Detailed design of the Rehabilitation and Upgrading (R&U) works (including Flood Management) of the Sulemanki Barrage on River Sutlej &Trimmu Barrage and Panjnad Barrages on River Chenab.
• Feasibility and Detailed design of the R&U works of the Pakpattan Canal System originating from the Sulemanki Barrage and Thal Branch Canals and distribution Systems originating from the main Thal Canal.
• Feasibility study for R&U works of RQ, QB & BS Link Canals.
• Seepage and water logging control along TS link Canal.
• Feasibility study & Detail design for Water Resource Development of Cholistan desert.

Activities Performed: Provided overall direction of all specialists making up the consulting team and appropriately group individuals into work units. Managed relationships with PID, the Punjab Government and ADB as well as with other stakeholders and ensuring timely delivery and quality control of all the required outputs. Environmental & social impact assessment studies, economic analysis, construction planning, preparation of PC-1, Tender Documents and Pre-qualification documents were also part of the project preparation.

September 2007 – September 2009

General Manager (Hydraulics) / Project Manager Islam Barrage Project

Managed all the activities related to the project which included providing directions to all the specialties, coordination with the client and the World Bank and ensuring timely delivery and quality control of all the required outputs. The scope of the project includes review of the feasibility study, detail design of rehabilitation works, improvement of flood management and instrumentation of the barrage. Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Studies, Economic Analysis, Construction planning / Scheduling, Preparation of PC-1, Tender Documents and Pre-qualification documents were also part of the project. The project completed with full satisfaction of the client and the World Bank.

April 2008 – September 2008

General Manager (Hydraulics) / Project Manager – Feasibility study for 40 MW Raw Site Powerhouse at Chashma-Jhelum Link (Tail)

Feasibility study for 40 MW Raw Site Powerhouse at Chashma-Jhelum Link (Tail) is being carried out for HK Consortium, Lahore.

December 2006 – September 2007

Chief Engineer / Head Hydraulics, Dams & Hydropower Section NESPAK

As section head responsible for the hydraulics studies of the following projects:

• Feasibility study of Bara Dam Project
• Review of Sharda Hydropower Project
• Feasibility studies of Ravi Syphon & Melsi Syphon Projects
• Design of small reservoirs & flood carrying channels of new GHQ Islamabad
• Master Planning of Bagh City, Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
• Design of Spillway & flood carrying channel on Keenjer Lake Project.

June 2005 – December 2006

Hydraulic Specialist – WAPDA General Consultants for Vision 2025 Projects

Responsibility at this assignment was to review, comment and propose improvements in the design and operation of different major water sector projects of Pakistan being executed by WAPDA.  Following projects were reviewed:

• Mangla Dam Raising Project
• Duber Khawar, Alli Khawar and Khan Kawar Hydropower Projects.
• Mirani Dam Project.
• Kachhi Canal Project.
• Chashma Right Bank Canal Project.
• Sehwan Barrage Project.

April – June 2005

Dam Design Engineer / Deputy Team Leader Kalboh Dam Project, Oman

Assisted the team leader in carrying out the studies required for Kalboh Recharge Dam, Oman. Designed the Dam and related structures. Prepared the feasibility and detailed design reports.

January 2004 – April 2005

Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Punjab Barrages Consultants (A joint Venture of NESPAK, NDC and Atkins UK)

As Chief Hydraulic Engineer designed New Khanki Barrage to replace the existing about a century old Khanki Headworks. Also carried out the Feasibility Studies for Remodelling of Taunsa Barrage and Sulemanki Barrage. Plan and supervised Physical Model Studies for Taunsa Barrage and Khanki Barrage.

August 2002 – December 2003

Principal Hydraulics Engineer, NEAC Consultants

Worked with NEAC Consultants, a joint venture of NESPAK, ACE, Binnie Black & Veatch, UK and MWH Energy & Infrastructure Inc. USA for approx. 5 billion U.S $, 3600 MW Diamer Bhasha Dam Project. Designed the spillway and outlet works. Develop river rating curves using HEC-RAS.

September – October 2002

Principal Hydraulics Engineer, NESPAK

Visited following projects in Iran as Hydraulics specialist. Reviewed the design, studied site problems, and suggested improvements in the design:

• Kalagan Dam Project, Iran
• Zemkhan Dam Project, Iran
• Dez to Qom Roud Water Transmission Tunnel Project, Iran

Provided input on the following projects of Pakistan as Hydraulic Design Engineer:

• Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project, Pakistan
• Mirani Dam Project, Pakistan
• Baglihar Hydropower Project, India
• Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, Pakistan
• Design of Shershah Bridge Project, Pakistan

May 1995 – August 2002

Principal Engineer, Pakistan Hydro Consultants

Worked with Pakistan Hydro Consultants, a joint venture of NESPAK, ACE, Ewbank Prece Ltd. Harza Engineering Co. International and Binnie and Partner (overseas) Ltd. for 2.2 billion U.S $ Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project.
Finalised the hydraulic design of the Ghazi Barrage and its ancillary works, the layout and the hydraulic design of the power channel and ancillary works, i.e. head regulator, cross drainage (superpassages and inlets) and escape structures, fall structures and the tail regulator. Also, designed the syphon spillway, tailrace channel and the low level outlets of the power complex. Designed the protection works of these structures. Carried out detailed layout planning of the bridges across the channel and also the spoil banks along the channel. Carried out unsteady flow studies (transient studies) in power channel using mathematical model “FEQ” and river diversion studies, for the construction of barrage, using computer model HEC-2. Supervised and reviewed the barrage sedimentationstudies on a physical model. Also supervised the physical model studies for the operation of barrage and power complex, river diversion and cross drainage superpassage. Assisted the site staff in solving construction and management problems related to the layout and hydraulics of the structures. Organised and supervised the preparation of the construction drawings and prepared the hydraulic design report.

December 1993 – May 1995

Senior Design Engineer Water & Agriculture Division Nespak

Carried out mathematical model and other hydraulic studies involved for the design of “Bridge on River Chenab at Shershah”, Pakistan. Also supervised physical model studies.
Reviewed the “Baglihar Hydroelectric Project, India”, and prepared an alternate design of the project in the light of Indus Waters Treaty 1960.
For “Flood Protection and Drainage Scheme for Bukha Town”, Sultanate of Oman, designed the flood protection scheme. This includes design of about 6 km long flood by pass channels along the flood protection dikes, design of culverts at road crossings an design of the protection works.

September 1992 – December 1993

Senior Design Engineer, Nespak, Tehran – Iran

For Sistan River Flood Works Rehabilitation Project, designed the river training works of Sistan river. Analysed flood profiles from mathematical hydraulic model, optimised locations and design of flood protection Dikes. Also suggested works for improvement of river meander.

January 1991 – September 1992

Senior Design Engineer, Nespak

For the Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project, participated in the feasibility studies and the hydraulic design of Ghazi Barrage and 52 km long, 1,600 cumecs capacity power channel and associated structures.

August 1985 – December 1990

Senior Design Engineer, Nespak

Worked on the following projects:

• “Feasibility Study for dredging of Baran Dam Reservoir” Pakistan

• “Rehabilitation of Khirther Canal System Project” Pakistan

• Flood Protection Studies of Area Development Scheme, Dabara & Karak, Pakistan.

• Prepared different generalized programs for computing water surface profile and backwater curves, stability analysis of dam, design of channels and for the design of different hydraulic structures.

• For Kalabagh Dam Project, Pakistan studied the backwater effect of dam in storm water Nullahs on right bank of river Kabul near Nowshera city using HEC-2, carried out diversion closure studies and supervised the Physical model studies.
  Designed dams and related structures for Tang Dam Project, Burj Aziz Dam Project and Gombati Irrigation Scheme, Pakistan.

January 1982 – August 1985

Junior Engineer, Nespak

Worked on the following Projects:

• Kalabagh Dam Project, Pakistan,
• Zubair Irrigation Project, Iraq.
• Rumaitha Irrigation and Drainage Project, Iraq.
• Euphrates East Drain Project Iraq