He did pioneering work in the field of water supply, drainage, waste management and pollution control in India.
In 1936, he was appointed as waterworks engineer by Bhavnagar State where he implemented a water collection and purification project.
In 1945, he was appointed Chief Sanitary Engineer in Nagpur by the Improvement Trust where he implemented a water supply and drainage system.
[1] He was a member of the expert committee on pollution control and water management appointed by the Government of India and World Health Organisation (WHO).
After retirement from government service, under assignment by the WHO, he served as professor of environmental engineering in Nairobi, Kenya.