Engineer’s Day is celebrated on every 15th September of every year as a birthday celebration of the famous engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya (1861-1962). Also know as Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir M.V) . Sir M.V was a vegetarian and he lead a simple life. He worked as a deewan of Mysore too. Sir M.V. retired in 1908 and Sri Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, Maharaja of Mysore, was eager to secure the services of Visvesvaraya to serve Mysore. He joined as Chief Engineer in Mysore because he wanted challenging opportunities. Sir M.V. had earned a reputation for his honesty, integrity, ability and intelligence.
When Sir M. Visvesvaraya was doing engineering, Govt. of Bombay offered him a job and appointed as Assistant Engineer at Nasik. As an engineer, he has done wonderful job. He planned a way of supplying water from the river Sindhu to a town called Sukkur (Now in Pakistan). He devised a new irrigation system called the Block System. He devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams. He was the architect of the Krishnaraja Sagara dam in Mysore. The list is endless.
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 the founding of the Bank of Mysore.
Some of Sir M. Vishveshwaraiah’s footprints & visionary contribution to India via his personal involvement and/or visionary designs for others to execute :
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