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Naresh Chandra, ex-ambassador to US died in Goa, aged 82

Parijat Tripathi

• Last Updated: July 10, 2017, 9:03 AM

Naresh Chandra, Former Rajasthan cadre IAS officer died at a hospital in Goa late Sunday, aged 82, due to multiple organ failure. In the state of Rajasthan, he held some important posts; he was secretary in the department of industry and mines, the chairman of Rajasthan Electricity Board, finance secretary and then chief secretary of Rajasthan. At the Centre, he served as joint secretary in the industry ministry between 1977 and 1981. Later (1987-1989), he was union water resources secretary.