Waman Bapuji Metre
Geologist, Deceased Person
1906 – 1970
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Who was Waman Bapuji Metre?
Waman Bapuji Metre, admiringly referred to as Dādā Metre in the Indian oil industry circles, was the doyen of Indian petroleum geologists. For his life-time pioneering contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India and for his 'significant contribution to the growth of the oil industry in the country', he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968, the highest of the civilian awards conferred to date by the President of India on any professional in the fields of mining, petroleum exploration or production.
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