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DALAM KENANGANIN MEMORIAMTan Sri Ir. (Dr) J. G. DanielSelepas mengecapi kerjaya yang begitu menggagumkanbaik di arena tempatan mahupun antarabangsa,Tan Sri Ir (Dr) J.G. Daniel meninggal dunia pada 16September 2007. Mendiang yang merupakan bekasKetua Pengarah Jabatan Saliran dan Pengairan (1972–1976) menjejaki alam pendidikan di Victoria Institution,Technical College Kuala Lumpur (kini dikenali sebagaiUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia), sebelum melanjutkanpengajian di University of London. Selaku KetuaPengarah, mendiang bertanggungjawab menentukanarah keseluruhan, kawalan dan pengurusan bukansahaja Jabatan Persekutuan malah operasi tiga belasJabatan Negeri. Semasa memegang jawatan selakuKetua Pengarah, mendiang telah mengkonsepsikandan memperoleh pembiayaan Projek Perparitan JohorBarat dari Bank Dunia.Tan Sri Ir (Dr) J. G. Daniel passed away on 16 September2007 after a distinguished career recognized both locallyand internationally. A former Director General of theDrainage and Irrigation Department (1972 to 1976),he was educated at the Victoria Institution, TechnicalCollege Kuala Lumpur (now University Teknologi Malaysia),and the University of London. He was responsible, asDirector General, for the overall direction, control andmanagement of not only the Federal Department butalso thirteen State Departments. During his term asDirector General, he conceptualized and preparedthe West Johore Drainage Project for funding by theWorld Bank.Mendiang juga bertanggungjawab bHe was also responsible for the publication,tentang penerbitan, buat julung kalifor the fi rst time, of various standardspelbagai piawai yang digunakan untukfor urban drainage, hydrology andperparitan, hidrologi dan hidraulik luarhydraulics, which have since becomebandar, yang kini dijadikan rujukanstandard references to practitioners instandard oleh para pengamal di bidangsaliran, pengairan dan pemuliharaanthe fi elds of drainage, irrigation and riversungai. Juga, buat pertama kali,conservancy. He introduced, also formendiang telah memperkenalkan konduitthe fi rst time, glass-reinforced polyesterpoliester bertetulang kaca yang begituconduits for the rapid distribution ofsesuai dalam pengagihan pengairan keirrigation water to padi fi elds, makingsawah padi dengan pantas. Kaedahit possible to grow fi ve crops of riceini memungkinkan padi ditaman limakali setiap dua tahun. Amalan ini iin two years, thus setting the countrytelah meletakkan Negara kita ke arahfi rmly on the road towards its declaredTan Sri Ir. (Dr) J. G. Danielpencapaian matlamat berdikari dalamaim of achieving self-suffi ciency in ricepengeluaran hasil beras. Mendiangproduction. He became an expertseterusnya menjadi penasihat pakar kepada Kerajaan advisor to the Malaysian Government on drainage,Malaysia dalam bidang saliran, pengairan, hidrologiirrigation, hydrology, hydraulics, urban drainage andhidraulik, saliran luar bandar dan pengawalan banjir.fl ood control. International positions soon followedJawatan di arena antarabangsa pun menyusul malahmendiang dilantik sebagai ahli dan juga felo kehormat and he was a member and honorary fellow of variousdi pelbagai organisasi Antarabangsa dan tempatan International and Malaysian organizations on drainage,dalam bidang saliran, pertanian dan kejuruteraan. agriculture and engineering.Mendiang telah dianugerahkan beberapa anugerah diperingkat negeri dan persekutuan. Penganugerahanini mencapai puncaknya pada tahun 1976 apabilamendiang dianugerahkan pingat Panglima Setia Mahkota,mengenangkan Jabatan Saliran dan Pengairan berjayamuncul sebagai Jabatan Kerajaan yang paling kemaspengendaliannya di serata Malaysia.He had been the recipient of several State and Federalawards and this culminated in 1976 when he wasawarded the Panglima Setia Mahkota in recognition ofthe fact that the Drainage and Irrigation Department wasconsidered as the “best-run” Government Departmentin the country.40In Pursuit of Excellence in Science