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Karsanbhai Becharbhai Pankhania

Birth Place: Rana Khirasara, Taluka
Birth Date: May 14th 1950
Family:
- Father: Late Becharbhai Raiyabhai Pankhania (Late Dated 3/17/1967)
- Mother: Late Maniben Becharbhai Pankhania (Late Dated 8/13/2002)
- Sons:
    1) Mr. Mrugesh (USA)
        BE (Civil), Jan 2001 Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhya Nagar
        MS (Civil) Study Cont'd
        California State University, Sacramento, USA (First in community to get student visa & admitted in Technical Study)

    2) Mr. Gautam (Rajkot)
        BSc Study Cont'd, DCE Study Cont'd

Brothers "Known As Engineer Brothers"

    1) Mr. Jamanbhai B. Pankhania (Nairobi-Kenya)
        Electrical Engineer - DEE
        Engineer and Contractors
        "Giriraj Builders"

    2) Mr. Karsanbhai B. Pankhania (Rajkot)
        (Engineer-Planner, BE Civil, AMIE, PG Planing, AITP)
        Senior Town Planner
        Saurashtra-Kutchh Region
        Town Planning & Valuation Department
        Government of Gujarat

    3) Mr. Tulshibhai B. Pankhania (V V Nagar)
        (Mechanical Engineer, ME MEch, FIE C. Engr)
        Professor, BVM Engineering College, V V Nagar
        Hon Secretary - Shri Sorathia Prajapati Vidhya Mandal (V V Nagar)

    4) Mr. Mathurbhai B. Pankhania (Rajkot)
        (Civil Engineer - BE Civil)
        Executive Engineer
        Irrigation Department
        Government of Gujarat

Associate with Social Institutes
Present Holds

    1) Managing Trustee
        Smt Amrutben Mandubhai Gohil
        Shri Sorathiya Prajapati Kanya Kelvani Trust, Rajkot (Girl's Hostel)

        Shri Upendrabhai Mandubhai Gohil
        Education and Charitable Trust Rajkot

    2) Chairman: Pankhania Parivar Trust Rajkot
    3) Trustee: Shri Sorathiya Prajapati Education Trust, UK
    4) Donors and Life Members: All most all institutions of Sorathiya Prajapati

    Held in Past
        1) Member, Treasurer, President & Trustee, SriBai Kelvani Mandal, Junagadh (Boy's Hostel)
        2) Vice President & Advisor: SriBai Ashram, Sorathiya Prajapati - Talala
        3) Jt. Secretary, Secretary & Adviser: Sri Sorathiya Prajapati Gnati, Rajkot

Educations

    SSC (old): March 1969 (69%)
    Bhavsivji High School, Porbandar

    BE (Civil): June 1975 (71%)

    1) Gold Medal      2) Cash Prize      3) Merit Certificates
           Awarded by
           1) Center for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT) Ahmedabad
           Govt. of Gujarat
           2) Institute of Town Planners India
           New Delhi (ITPI)
           Honoured by
           1) Ministry of Urban Development and Urban Hosing Department, Govt. of Gujarat
           2) Town Planning and Valuation Department, Govt of Gujarat
           3) Various Prajapaty's Community Mandals Trusts
           Individuals
    (First in Community who has been awarded Gold Medals; such Honors and acquired Highest Post in Technical Field in State Government)

Services
Asst. Lecture August 1975 - May 1976
    Faculty of Technology and Engineering College, MS University - Baroda
Presently Employed: Town Planning & Valuation Department, Govt of Gujarat (June 1976 and Cont'd)

    a) Surveyor (Tech) (June 1976 - Feb 1978) - Junagadh (1st Posting)
    b) Planning Assistant (March 1978 - Feb 1991) - Junagadh, Rajkot (1st Promotion)
    c) Assistant Town Planner (March 1991 - Jan 1992) - Rajkot (2nd Promotion)
    d) Town Planning Officer (Feb 1992 - May 1996) - (1st Selection by Gujarat Public Service Commission)
        Jamnagar (Gondal, Limdi, Una) Bhuj, Junagadh, Amreli, Porbandar Districts
    e) Town Planner, Bhuj (June 1996 - July 1997) - (2nd Selection by GPSC)
        District Head Kutchh, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli & Porbandar Districts
    f) Senior Town Planner (Aug 1997 Cont'd) - (3rd Selection by GPSC)
        Head of Saurashtra Kutchh, Region (8 Districts)
        Town Planning and Valuation Department, Govt of Gujarat
Special Tesks/Works Assigned
(On the Day of Earthquake, Jan 26th 2001 and Cont'd)
    a) Appointed as Authorized Government Officer
    For Re-Development and Re-Construction of Earthquake Affected Cities
    1) Bhuj      2) Anjar      3) Bhachau      4) Rapar      5) Morbi      6) Halvad
    b) Appointed as Coordinator for Government, NGO and other agencies
    1) Town Planning Dept 2) Development Authorities
    3) Planning Authorities 4) Urban Development Dept

Contact
Resident Address
    "MANORATH" 4/Radhanagar, Nana Mava Road
    Rajkot (360 004) Gujarat, India
    Ph: 91 281 2388448 / 2369624 (R) Mov. 98252 19609
    Email: gpankhaniya@yahoo.com

Office Address
    Town Planning and Valuation Department
    Chimanbhai Patel Vikas Bhavan, RUDA Building 6th Floor, Jamnagar Road
    Rajkot (360 001) Gujarat India
    Ph: 91 281 2436812 (Direct) 2476307 (Telefax)

Girls Hostel/Upendra Trust
    "Amrut Kanya Chhatralay", Panchavati Main Road
    Rajkot (360 001) Gujarat India
    Ph 91 281 2431616 (Telefax) 2432053 (Girl's)

Pankhania Parivar Trust: AS 7.1

With Best Compliments From
1) Smt. A M Gohil, Shri Sorathiya Prajapati Kanya Kelvani Trust Rajkot
2) Shri Upendra Mandubhai Educational Charitable Trust Rajkot
3) Shri Pankhania Parivar Trust, Rajkot