Sir M Visvesvaraya

September 15 is observed as Engineers’ Day every year — the birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, a great Indian engineer.

Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birthday is celebrated as Engineers Day(September 15th) in India.
He was the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1919. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good.
Was awarded the highest Indian honor, the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
He wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for India’ and is known as the Father of Indian Economic Planning.

Implemented an intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan Plateau, and designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first installed in 1903 at Khadakvasla Reservoir near Pune.
Chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore.
Designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.
He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion.

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