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Er. '''Rachpal Singh Gill''' (3 April 1908 – 10 August 2001) was a Sikh [[India]]n [[civil engineer]] responsible for key engineering projects such as the [[Bhakra-Nangal Dam|Bhakra Nangal]] [[hydro power]] complex, [[Ranjit Sagar Dam]], [[Pong Dam Lake|Pong Dam]], and the thermal power plants at [[Bathinda]] as well as [[Roopnagar]].<ref name=t>{{cite news |title=R. S. Gill is no more |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010811/main5.htm |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=11 August 2001 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Rachpal Singh graduated in civil engineering from [[King's College London|King's College]], [[University of London]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
He started his career when he joined the Irrigation Branch in 1943. After partition, he was selected to work as Officer on Special Duty dealing with the sensitive problems of water disputes.<br />
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He also served as the Chairman for the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) in the 1960s, Chairman of the Board of Consultants and Construction, Planning and Equipment Committee of Ranjit Sagar Dam. and was widely regarded as an excellent [[technocrat]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Badal rules out withdrawal of free power|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19991115/ige15121.html |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date=15 November 1999 }}</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
The second son of the first Sikh railway engineer Sardar Nagiah Singh Gill, he was born in Ludhiana and studied his civil engineering at Kings college University of London. His children include the famous DGP of Punjab [[KPS Gill|K.P.S. Gill]].<br />
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==Works==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050505132519/http://www.iricen.gov.in/modules.php?name=Journals-all ''Manufacture and Control of Concrete for the Bakhra Dam'', by R. S. Gill and Harish Chander] ''Indian Concrete Journal'' (ICJ), Vol.34 No. ''p .444''<br />
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