42nd Engineer's Day

In India, Engineers' Day is celebrated on 15 September every year.The day is the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, an eminent Indian engineer.He was also called the precursor of economic planning in India. He took an interest not in engineering alone, but was capable of applying his talent to many allied matters connected with the development of the nation. His learned discourse on economic planning in India entitled 'Planned Economy for India and Reconstructing India' was the first available document on the planning effort of the country and it is still held as the parent source matter for economic planners.
To commemorate the birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya, the Council of the Institution decided to observe September 15 as the Engineers' Day every year. This is celebrated throughout the country through all the Centres of the Institution with learned discourses on a theme specified by the Council every year.
ABOUT SIR M. VISVESVARAYA
As earlier Said, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya born on 15 September 1860, was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, and statesman born at Muddenahalli, near Kanivenarayanapura, in present-day Chikballapur District of Karnataka State. . He was a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Commander of the Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions to the public good. He is held in high regard as the first and pre-eminent engineer of India.
Career as Engineer and Diwan of Mysore: Upon graduating as an engineer, Visvesvaraya took up a job with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Bombay.
-Later invited to join the Indian Irrigation Commission and was successful in Deccan.
-designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first installed in 1903 at the Khadakvasla Reservoir near Pune.
-The same system was installed at the Tigra Dam in Gwalior and the Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) Dam in Mandya/ Mysore, Karnataka.
-In 1906-07, Government of India sent him to Eden(Africa) and was successful in water supply and drainage system Project there.
-Visvesvaraya achieved celebrity status when he designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad from floods.
-He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Vishakapatnam port from sea erosion.
-He was instrumental in charting out the plan for road construction between Tirumala and Tirupati.
-During his period of service with the Government of Mysore state, he was responsible for the founding of, (under the Patronage of Mysore Government) the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, the State Bank of Mysore, The Century Club, Mysore Chambers of Commerce and numerous other industrial ventures. He encouraged private investment in industry during his tenure as Diwan of Mysore.
He was known for sincerity, time management and dedication to a cause.
Honours: In 1915, while he was the Diwan of Mysore, Visvesvaraya was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good. After India attained independence, Sir M. Visvesvaraya was given the nation's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955.
THIS Great and Eminent Engineer Physically expired on 14 April 1962 but is still alive in all his PROJECTS which remains in OUR COUNTRY! Lets Salute the Legendary Person who inaugurated the Revolutionary Development in INDIA...