S. S. Rathore

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'''Satyanarayansinh Shivsinh Rathore''' (born 1956) is an Indian civil engineer. He belongs to the royal family of [[Valasna State]]. He is popularly known as the “highway and canal man of Gujarat”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/republic-day-2018-padma-shri-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-awards-full-list-5039409/|title=Republic Day 2018: Full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees|date=2018-01-26|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/padma-awards-gujarat-s-highway-canal-man-and-photojournalist-who-clicked-13-cms/story-heZReJ5hVt8tNv4kLbAbwJ.html|title=Padma awards: Gujarat’s highway-canal man, and photojournalist who clicked 13 CMs|date=2018-01-26|work=hindustantimes.com |access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rathore joined the Gujarat Service of Engineers.

He was appointed the CMD of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL). As the CMD, S.S Rathore completed the [[Sardar Sarovar Dam|Sardar Sarovar dam]] project which enabled the supply of irrigation and drinking water from the Narmada river, established various canal networks, and is leading the team for the [[Statue of Unity]] project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/engineer-doc-lensman-get-padma-shris/articleshow/62656956.cms|title=Engineer, doctor, lensman get Padma Shris - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> He is credited with developing Gujarat's major highways. He introduced the [[Build–operate–transfer|Build, Operate and Transfer]] (BOT) road development model, the first of its kind in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/road-and-canal-man-gets-his-padma-shri/articleshow/63407176.cms|title=Road and canal man gets his Padma Shri - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> Rathore is the former President of the Institute of Engineers, India, Indian Road Congress, and the Vice-President of the [[World Federation of Engineering Organizations|World Federation of Engineering Organization]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/road-and-canal-man-gets-his-padma-shri/articleshow/63407176.cms|title=Road and canal man gets his Padma Shri - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>

He retired in 2014 as its additional chief secretary (ACS). Before becoming ACS, he was the principal secretary.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, S.S Rathore was honored with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian honor, by [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the President of India.

He is presently(July,2019) appointed as Managing Director(MD) of GMRC(Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-padma-sri-award-2018-8-unsung-heroes-recognised-by-government-2578751|title=Padma Sri Award 2018: 8 unsung heroes recognised by Modi government|date=2018-01-26|work=dna|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Elets News|date=2019-07-31|title=Satyanarayansinh Rathore appointed as GMRC Managing Director|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2019/07/satyanarayansinh-rathore-appointed-as-gmrc-managing-director/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=eGov Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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