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Posted 16 Sep 2024

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Engineers’ Day (September 15) was observed to celebrate the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya.

An image of M (Mokshagundam) Visvesvaraya

Contributions:

  • Worked as Diwan of Mysore (now Mysuru). 
  • The architect of the Krishnaraja Sagara dam on the Kaveri River.
  • Devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams.
  • Established Bangalore Agricultural University, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, etc.

Awards and recognition:

  • Conferred ‘Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire’ by the British in 1915.
  • Bharat Ratna award (1955)

Ethical Values:

  •  Perseverance, Honesty, Scientific Temper, compassion etc.
  • Tags :
  • Sir M Visvesvaraya
  • Krishnaraja Sagara dam
  • Kaveri River.
  • Bharat Ratna
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