Devendra Kumar Sharma

 Mr. Sharma has more than 43 years of experience in energy and water resources sectors in India and abroad, including on the Indus Waters. He has been Chairman of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), Ministry of Power, Government of India, where he was responsible for managing four dams and six power houses with an aggregate capacity of 2919 MW and 3705-kilometre long 400 KV and below transmission system.

Among his many achievements has been optimising water releases from the Bhakra Dam during the monsoon period. Mr Sharma has also served as Managing Director of Himachal Power Corporation Ltd. where he was responsible for 22 hydroelectric projects in different phases of development. He has published more than 50 technical papers in national and international journals and conferences.