N. S. Srinivasan, a respected and well-known expert in roads, road research, road transport and road safety circles died at his Warren Road residence in the city early on Tuesday. He was the founder director of National Transportation Planning and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. He was 89 and is survived by two daughters and a grandson. His wife, Vijaya Srinivasan, pre-deceased him last November, said Sukanya Srinivasan, one of his daughters. The last rites were performed on Tuesday.
Born in Nallur to N. Somasundaram, a Congressman, Mr. Srinivasan did his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Highway Engineering from Madras University and obtained his Ph.D. from Technische Hochschule, Braunschweig. He served as Head of Traffic and Transportation Division of the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi for 13 years when he researched many traffic and transportation problems.
His contribution for improving the traffic and transport systems in Delhi earned for him the name as the man who brought order to Delhi’s roads. He also prepared comprehensive transportation plans for Delhi, Bangalore and a few other cities. He prepared the basic document for the United Nations ESCAP project on “Transport and Communications decade 1985 – 1994 for ESCAP countries”.
