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ABOUT. MOHAMMAD ASHRAF FAZILI FIE (Pen Name: Sayid Ashraf Shah)

Born in Srinagar J&K State on 19th December 1942,he:got educated in Jammu & Kashmir University and received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1963 from the Annamalai University with honors grade. During his training course he travelled to South, East, West and North India to visit important Engineering Projects. He met Dr. Radhakrishnan President of India during College tour to Delhi. He met Sri Prakasa Governor Mahrashtra during College tour of Bombay. In 1963 he got appointed in Neveli Lignite Project Madras - (assisted by USSR.) He got offer for fellowship in University of Illinois USA and University of Iowa USA in 1964. He joined the J&K government service in 1964 and steadily rose the ranks to the position of Chief Engineer at his retirement. in 2000. He was reappointed till 2003.

He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng,I), Patron Consulting Engineers Srinagar, He served as Chairman Institution of Engineers J&K State Centre 2016-2018, Past Council Member The Institution of Engineers (India), Hon. Secretary IEI J&K SC. He is Fellow Institution of Engineers India (FIE), Life Member Indian Road Congress (MIRC), Member American Society of Civil Engineers (MASCE), Member World Federation of Engineers Organization Paris (MWFEO),, Member National Geographical Society, Member Board of Governors SSM College of Engineering Parihaspora Pattan Baramulla, Member Governing Body Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies Soura Srinagar.Member Group of Concerned Citizens Jammu & Kashmir. (MGCC)

Besides attending frequent seminars of The Institution of Engineers (India) J&K State Centre from 1966 onwards, he has attended All India Council Meetings of The Institution of Engineers India at Delhi, Shimla, Goa, Hyderabad, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Annual Engineering Congress at Kolkata, All India Workshop on All Weather Roads in Hilly Regions at IEI Utrakhund State Center at Dehradun, Workshop on Disaster Risk Awareness & Mitigation by DAME IEI Dehradun & SQFIEI New Delhi in collaboration with IEI J&KSC, One Week Workshop on Flood Management with focus on Jhelum Basin organised by WRMC, NIT Srinagar., 2-days National Seminar on Manuscript Heritage of Kashmir with Special Refference to Persian Collections organised by Indra Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi in Collaboration with  the Post Graduate Department of Persian University of Kashmir, Delivered a lecture on Cultural Heritage of Kashmir at IUST Awatipora, participated in 3-days International Conference on Culture, Heritage, & Spirituality of Kashmir at IUST., He visited Ajanta Caves, he attended National Conference on Road Safety organised jointly by J&K R&B Department and IRC at SKICC Srinagar, 3-day National Conference of Agriculture Engineers held in collaboration with IEI J&K SC, SKUAST, Ministry of Agriculture GOI, 3-day National Seminar of Anatomical Society of India held at Jammu. He met Shri B.K. Nehru Governor J&K State when he gave at home to the delegates of conference., He attended World Energy Conference at ADNEC Abu Dhabi, World Water Conference at ADNEC Abu Dhabi He visited Masdar City Abu Dhabi - all run on Solar Energy, visited International Exhibition of World Heritage Saadyat Islands Abu Dhabi, Global Village Dubai, historic places of interest in UAE like World's tallest Building Burji Khalifa, Shaikh Zayid Grand Mosque, Qasr al Hosn Palace Abu Dhabi, Miracle Garden, Dubai Acquarium, Al Ain Zoo, besides World Expo 2020 etc..

After his retirement in 2000 AD, he was re-appointed upto 2003 AD and he also worked as Construction Manager in Cottage Industial Exposition (CIE) from 2004-2008 AD.

He managed several important projects in J&K PWD, J&K HUDD, SDA, REC Srinagar, LJHEP, NGHEP, REW, PWD R&B, J&K UEED, J&K PCC, D&P Directorate etc. As Project Officer Chrar-i-Sharif Development Project, he got resumed the stalled work of the construction of Model Town Chrar-i-Sharif and procured HUDCO loan of Rs. 25 crores. As Superintending Engineer Srinagar Development Authority and as Project Director Inland Water Transport on River Jhelum, he got DPR framed with M/S RITES.As Executive Engineer Construction Division Regional Engineering College Srinagar he got several buildings constructed in its premises. As Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division Lower Jhelum Hydel Project he maintaine the project in extreme difficult situation. As Executive Engineer New Ganderbal Hydroelectric Project (65 MWS) he started building its infrastructure. As Executive Engineer Rural Engineering Wing Anantnag he built around 150 school buildings besides other infrastructure including iflood protection works, irrigation canals, rural roads, bridges etc.in very trying circumstances.As Executive Engineer National Highway Bypass Division he maintained National Highway Bypass road Srinagar besides rehabilitated two bridged damaged by bomb blasts during militancy under risky situation. Besides one hundred gantry girder bridges were procured by him from M/S Garden Reach Kolkata to be installed at damaged bridge sites in Kashmir Valley during militancy. As Executive Engineer R&B Circular Road Project he was responsible for Urban Renewal of part city of Srinagar by way of widening of roads and construction of several bridges. As Executive Engineer J&K Urban Environmental Engineering Department he framed the Project Report for Sewerage & Drainage scheme of part Srinagar city with Delhi based Consulting Engineers, built drainage scheme of Bemina Housing Colony Srinagar besides prepared DPR for Solid Waste Disposal Scheme of Greater Srinagar city with Delhi based Universal Enviroscience, and DPR for Low Cost Sanitation Scheme for parts of Srinagar city with UNICEF assistance and preparation of program for development of towns with UNDP assistans. He attended UNICEF office Delhi for discussions on Low Cost Sanitation of Srinagar City. He attended 3-day conference organized by UNICEF at Pahalgam under the Chairmanship of Dr. Cousins UNICEF South Asia. Attended National Conference on Dal Lake held by University of Kashmir & Ministry of Environment New Delhi. He was proposed to visit Japan for observing Salid Waste Disposal and Sanitation Projects. He was deputed to Delhi Muncipal Corporation for a visit to observe Solid Waste Disposal Scheme besides attended All State Conference on Solid Waste Disposal in Ministry of Housing New Delhi. He maintained National Highway from Baramulla to Uri including the road to Kaman Post used by army (50 Kms.). He built several hill roads and long pending bridges at Uri which were unreachable by mechanical transport. He built office cum residential complex at Uri. He was in charge of building Karapora earthen dam in Pulwama, construction of Wool Grading Center Srinagar with UNDP assistance. He worked in construction of 105 MW Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project Baramulla. He prepared DPR for 132 KVA HVT Transmission Line from Srinagar to Banihal top, surveyed several bridge projects on Sandran Nallah Dooru Anantnag, Rambagh bridge Srinagar, Narbal Bridge, designed RCC bridges and Standardized design of culversts of different spans. Designed Government Polytechnic building Jammu..

He has donated 500 technical books/magazines/journals to SSM College of Engineering Parihaspora Pattan Baramulla besides 300 age old Persian and Arabic books and handwritten manuscripts from his ancestral library to Allama Iqbal Library University of Kashmir.

He has authored over 50 books and presented over hundred papers in State/National/International seminars. He writes for various dailies and journals and has travelled widely in India and abroad.

He was instrumental in planting 9000 deodar, kail and cypress trees (obtained from Forest Department) at Ganderbal and the campuses of NIT Srinagar, University of Kashmir & SSM College of Engineering Parihaspora in March 2020 & 2021.

His biography is available as 'My Story: Autobiography' from Amazon.com along with his other over 40 books having link: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf?ref_=kdp_kdp_TAC_TN_bs and Google Play Books Partner Center (Author-Sayid Ashraf Shah) besides some of his books are available from www.gulshanbooks.com, partridgepublishing.com/india, www.becomeshakespear.com, www.pothi.com and City Book Center Budshah Chowk Srinagar. He is a freelance writer in dailies, magazines etc.