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Industrialise or perish. This famous statement by a great man Bharatha Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshwaraiah aptly sums up the economic philosophy of this great engineer-statesman. On this day of 15th September is a day to remember the great soul Sir.M V.
He was a man in a hurry. He wanted India to pull itself out of the great depths of degradation into which it had slid during the British rule and emerge as a strong nation especially after gaining freedom.
Starting from the early days of his career in Bombay, Hyderabad and finally in his home state of Mysore which was then under the benevolent rule of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, Sir M V's yeomen contribution and innovation in the field of irrigation, agriculture, communication, power, health and sanitation, education, major industries, trade and commerce, transportation and local self governance is tremendous. He is one person every Indian owes, can't pin point what. Its a kind of freedom fight this man has done by no one else. He has given India a route for its development towards a splendid future. Take a look at the contribution this amazing man has done.
1. He designed and carried out the waterworks for the Municipality of Sukkur in 1895. He is credited with the development of the Block System which would prevent the wasteful flow of water in dams.
2. He is best remembered for the instrumental role he played in the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Lake and dam in 1924. This dam not only became the main source of water for irrigation for the nearby areas, but was also the main source of drinking water for several cities.
3. His work was becoming so popular that the Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and drainage system in 1906-07. He did so and designed a project based on his study which was implemented in Aden.
4. The Visakhapatnam port was in danger of being eroded from the sea. Vishvesvaraya with his high intelligence and capabilities came up with a good solution to solve this issue.
5.During the decade of the 1900s Hyderabad city was reeling under the threats of flood. Once again the brilliant engineer supervised the engineering work at Hyderabad by lending his services as a Special Consulting Engineer in 1909.
6. He was appointed as the Chief Engineer of Mysore State in 1909 and as the Diwan of the princely state of Mysore in 1912, a position he held for seven years. As the Diwan, he made immense contribution towards the overall development of the state.
7. He helped in founding of the Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1917 which was later renamed as the Vishvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honor.
8. Vishvesvaraya was knighted as the Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by the British for his contributions to the society in 1915. Vishvesvaraya was a man of principles and values. He was a very honest person who gave his best towards his profession and country. He valued cleanliness and was impeccably dressed even when he was well into his 90s.
9. He was awarded with independent India's greatest honor, The Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his relentless work in the fields of engineering and education. He is the recipient of several honorary doctoral degrees from eight universities in India.
This great Indian engineer lived a long and productive life and died on 14 April 1962 at the ripe old age of 102 years.
WE OFFER HIM OUR HUMBLE PRANAM ON ENGINERS DAY ie HIS BIRTHDAY.
Industrialise or perish. This famous statement by a great man Bharatha Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshwaraiah aptly sums up the economic philosophy of this great engineer-statesman. On this day of 15th September is a day to remember the great soul Sir.M V.
He was a man in a hurry. He wanted India to pull itself out of the great depths of degradation into which it had slid during the British rule and emerge as a strong nation especially after gaining freedom.
Starting from the early days of his career in Bombay, Hyderabad and finally in his home state of Mysore which was then under the benevolent rule of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, Sir M V's yeomen contribution and innovation in the field of irrigation, agriculture, communication, power, health and sanitation, education, major industries, trade and commerce, transportation and local self governance is tremendous. He is one person every Indian owes, can't pin point what. Its a kind of freedom fight this man has done by no one else. He has given India a route for its development towards a splendid future. Take a look at the contribution this amazing man has done.
1. He designed and carried out the waterworks for the Municipality of Sukkur in 1895. He is credited with the development of the Block System which would prevent the wasteful flow of water in dams.
2. He is best remembered for the instrumental role he played in the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Lake and dam in 1924. This dam not only became the main source of water for irrigation for the nearby areas, but was also the main source of drinking water for several cities.
3. His work was becoming so popular that the Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and drainage system in 1906-07. He did so and designed a project based on his study which was implemented in Aden.
4. The Visakhapatnam port was in danger of being eroded from the sea. Vishvesvaraya with his high intelligence and capabilities came up with a good solution to solve this issue.
5.During the decade of the 1900s Hyderabad city was reeling under the threats of flood. Once again the brilliant engineer supervised the engineering work at Hyderabad by lending his services as a Special Consulting Engineer in 1909.
6. He was appointed as the Chief Engineer of Mysore State in 1909 and as the Diwan of the princely state of Mysore in 1912, a position he held for seven years. As the Diwan, he made immense contribution towards the overall development of the state.
7. He helped in founding of the Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1917 which was later renamed as the Vishvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honor.
8. Vishvesvaraya was knighted as the Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by the British for his contributions to the society in 1915. Vishvesvaraya was a man of principles and values. He was a very honest person who gave his best towards his profession and country. He valued cleanliness and was impeccably dressed even when he was well into his 90s.
9. He was awarded with independent India's greatest honor, The Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his relentless work in the fields of engineering and education. He is the recipient of several honorary doctoral degrees from eight universities in India.
This great Indian engineer lived a long and productive life and died on 14 April 1962 at the ripe old age of 102 years.
WE OFFER HIM OUR HUMBLE PRANAM ON ENGINERS DAY ie HIS BIRTHDAY.
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