Dhrubajyoti Ghosh
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Born1947
Died16 February 2018 (aged 70–71)
Occupation(s)Engineer, ecologist
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh | |
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 Dhrubajyoti Ghosh (right) accompanied by two others | |
| Born | 1947 |
| Died | 16 February 2018 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, ecologist |
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh (1947 – 16 February 2018) was a UN Global 500 laureate, special advisor on agricultural ecosystems, part of the Commission on Ecosystem Management, and regional chair for South Asia of the IUCN.[1][2][3][4] He is most credited for devoting his life for the survival of the East Kolkata Wetlands, naming it, and creating the world's only fully functioning organic sewage management system.[3][5][6]
He attended the University of Calcutta in West Bengal, India, and was the first engineer of the university to graduate with a PhD in ecology. He went on to become a sanitation engineer for the West Bengal government, which brought the issues of the Kolkata Wetlands to his sites.[1][3]