richard dixon oldham started the public works department in india 1848.
who started the public works department in india 1848?
richard dixon oldham
lord dalhousie established the central public works department, and irrigation projects were among the earliest to be started.





























public works department was formally established in the year 1854 in the sixth year of lord dalhousie's tenure as governor general. in the minutes of meeting held on 12 july 1854 the governor general resolved that a central agency be provided by creating an office of secretary to the government of india in department of public works. the note recorded by lord dalhousie was as under:
central public works department
malaysian public works department





























the malaysian public works department (jkr; ) is the federal government department in malaysia under ministry of works malaysia (mow) which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in west malaysia and labuan. in sabah and sarawak, a separate entity of public works department exists under respective state government's jurisdiction but both departments are also subordinate to the parent department at the same time.





























section::::history.





























the public works department (pwd) was established in 1872 with major j.f.a mcnair as the first head of the organization.





























section::::list of jkr's branches.
malaysian public works department