Engineers’ day: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya remembered

Engineers’ day: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya remembered
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Engineers’ Day: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Remembered, Dr. Suman K Kasturi, Engineers\' Day 2014, Today the entire country is celebrating the Engineers’ day. September 15 is fêted every year in India as Engineers \' Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the well-known engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya who was born on the same day in 1860

Today the entire country is celebrating the Engineers’ day. September 15 is fêted every year in India as Engineers ' Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the well-known engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya who was born on the same day in 1860.

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Internationally acclaimed for his brilliance in harnessing water resources. he was responsible for the successful design and construction of several river dams, bridges and implementing irrigation and drinking water schemes all over India.

He served as the Dewan of Mysore State and was considered to be the architect of the all-round development of Karnataka. Among his most successful projects are the design and construction of the K.R. Sagar dam and its adjoining Brindavan Gardens, turn-around of the Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works, setting up of the Mysore Sandalwood Oil Factory and many more such beautiful infrastructures.

The very theme of Engineers’ Day this year is: "Making Indian Engineering World-class". Engineers like Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya brought laurels to the engineering profession. He even received the Indian Republic's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1955. Also, he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good.

On this Engineers' Day in India which is celebrated in the memory of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the Hans India wishes every engineer of this country to be in high regard as an unsurpassed engineer in India like Mokshagundam!!

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