Student Profile

Venkatachalam Thiruppugazh

V.Thiruppugazh is a senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service. After joining the Civil Service in 1991, he served in various district assignments before he was posted in 2001, as the Joint Chief Executive Officer of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority which was set up as the nodal agency for reconstruction following the Gujarat earthquake. In addition to his contribution in Gujarat earthquake reconstruction, he also has the experience of handing various disasters such as floods, cyclones, and droughts. He is currently on study leave doing his PhD in the Department of Political and Social Change in the Australian National University.
Email: v.thiruppugazh@anu.edu.au