Ramesh Sumant Mehta

Ramesh Sumant Mehta (27 December 1906 – 1998) was an Indian educator and environmental and sanitary engineer. Born to social worker parents, he was educated in civil and sanitary engineering. He did pioneering work in the field of water supply, drainage, waste management and pollution control in India. Along with his advisory roles, he served with several educational institutes in various capacities.

Early life Ramesh Mehta was born on 27 December 1906 at Ahmedabad to social worker parents: Sumant and Sharda Mehta.

He married Pushpa Bhatt in 1940. He was also associated with the environment engineering department of Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya, Vallabh Vidyanagar. He also served as an environmental adviser to Bangladesh.

In 1975, he was appointed the first Chairman of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board. He established a research laboratory in Vadodara, Bharuch, Rajkot and Vapi during his tenure, invented techniques in solid waste management and recycling and wrote several research papers. He was appointed President of the Indian Water Works Association.

He was also associated with the Safai Vidyalaya of Sabarmati Ashram which is active in the field of sanitation education. He also served as chairman of the trust which operates the Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya and other educational institutes in Ahmedabad.

He died in 1998.