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Tribute to M Vishvesaraiah on National Engineer’s Day his birth Anniversary.
Mokshakundam Vishvesaraiah was born in 15th September 1861 at Muddenahalli in Chikkaballapura today’s Karnataka then Mysore State.
He received his education from Bangalore at Central College and later joined College of Engineering Pune and completed Civil Engineering.
He initially joined Bombay Presidency services where he designed Automatic weir water flood gate first established in Khadakwasla Dam in Pune and followed in Tigra and Later KRS dam.
He was sent to Aden where he designed an efficient water supply mechanism after study.
In 1909 he designed flood control system for Musi River at Hyderabad State got him a celebrity status.
He was inducted into Mysore State services by then Diwan Ananda Rao in 1909 initially Diwan V P Madhava Rao invited him. Where he was chief Engineer for its construction. In 1912 Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV made him Diwan.
During his era as Diwan Mysore was industrialized in Rapid Phase. He established Mysore Soap Factory, Mysore Iron and Steel plant, State Bank of Mysore and Bangalore Press also many other institutions.
He established Bangalore Polytechnic college and Engineering College now known as UVCE. He initiated commissioning of New lines in Mysore State Railways. He supported private Industries as Diwan.
After retiring from Mysore State services he served as consulting Engineer with Many industries and was an active voice on industrialization. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna. He had S V Setty one of the pioneering Aeronautical Engineer as Faculty in Government Engineering College.
Thus let’s remember one of the greatest engineer, administrator and Statesman of India.
-Tribute by Srikaanth Sridhar
Srikaanth Sridhar
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