Engineer’s Day
In India, we celebrate Engineer’s Day on September 15, as a tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
Here are the 5 facts you should know about Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
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* From 1912 to 1918, M. Visvesvaraya was appointed as the Diwan of Mysore. He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore. Under his Dewanship, Mysore had undergone a major transformation in the realms of agriculture, irrigation, industrialization, education, banking and commerce.
* He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Madras, done civil engineering from College of Science in Pune.
* He designed and patented automatic water floodgates in 1903, which were first installed at the Khadakwasla reservoir, in Pune.
* He was a renowned precursor of economic planning in India.
* In 1917, Visvesvaraya established Government Engineering College in Bengaluru which was later named University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honour.
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