His expertise in geological exploration in high altitude and inaccessible terrain was utilised in Bhutan Himalayas and Polar regions of Arctic and Antartic where he led several scientific expeditions to elucidate geology and tectonic set-up of the inhospitable terrain.
He also has wide international exposure and has held high positions in various forum involving negotiations in technical, policy and scientific matters.
A graduate of the Jammu and Kashmir University, he has won several prestigious awards including the National Award for Polar Sciences and Cryosphere in 2013 and National Mineral Award 1990.
The Commission consists of 21 members, who are experts in the field of geology, geophysics or hydrography, and are elected for a five year term by States Parties to the Convention from among their nationals.
It is the UN body with the power to grant new seabed territory to nations.
The purpose of the commission is to facilitate the implementation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in respect of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
Under the Convention, the coastal State shall establish the outer limits of its continental shelf where it extends beyond 200 nautical miles on the basis of the recommendation of the Commission.
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