Noted engineer N S Bhatti passes away

NS Bhatti,79,retired chief engineer of PSEB and father of well-known actor-director Jaspal Bhatti passed away on August 15 after a brief illness. His ashes were immersed at Kiratpur Sahib on Saturday by his family.

He had an illustrious career and worked at prestigious projects like Bhakra Nangal,Mukerian Hydel project,UBDC Pathankot. He served in the UT as Superintending Engineer in 1983-89 and Chief Engineer Ropar Thermal Power Plant.

Most recently,he was Electrical Advisor to premier national institutes like the Pushpa Gujaral Science City,Kapurthala,Punjab Bio Technology Incubator,and National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute,Mohali. He is survived by his wife Manjit Kaur,three daughters and his son Jaspal Bhatti.

His bhog and antim ardas will be held on Sunday,August 19,between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm at Gurudwara Sahib,Sector 8-C,Chandigarh.