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Dr.M.Visvesvaraya was born in a poor family in Muddenahalli of Karnataka on 15-Sep-1861. Sir M.Visvesvaraya went to Bangalore for higher education.
After graduation, he went on to become one of the greatest engineers & statesman India had ever produced.
His contribution was not just in engineering infrastructure projects (like dams & bridges) but he has also been instrumental
in setting up of several industries & sectors including iron & steel, silk, banking & aeronautics.These are his personal qualities & habits which we can try to
imbibe into our own lives and inspire future generations.
Honesty & Work Ethics
Discipline
Free from ego
Dedication & excellence
When Sir M. Visvesvaraya cleared his engineering, Government of Bombay offered him a job and appointed him Assistant Engineer at Nasik. As an engineer, he achieved some marvelous feats. He planned a way of supplying water from the river Sindhu to a town called Sukkur. He devised a new irrigation system called the Block System. He devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams. He was the architect of the Krishnaraja Sagara dam in Mysore.
Architect of Krishnarajasagar Dam devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams; honored with Bharat Ratna. If one has to list some of the most influential engineers from the history of contemporary India, Sir M Visvesvaraya would undoubtedly be on the top of the list. It is a popular misconception that Sir M Visvesvaraya was instrumental in developing only Karnataka. His engineering works & contribution towards nation-building was spread across the nation throughout his career spanning over 30 years as engineer, 20 years as administrator & 20 years as advisor & statesman.
Joined service as Assistant Engineer in Bombay, 1885; served in Nasik, Khandesh and Poona. His services lent to Municipality of Sukkur in Sind.In 1894 he designed and carried out the water works of that Municipality. Sanitary Engineer, Bombay, and Member, Sanitary Board, 1901. Designed and constructed automatic gates patented by him at Lake Five Storage Reservoir. Introduced a new system of irrigation known as the "Block System", 1903. Represented the Bombay Government at the Simla Irrigation Commission, 1904. Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Mysore, 1909. Board of director of Tata Steel.
The Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust manages a memorial of Visvesvaraya at his birthplace Muddenahalli. The memorial exhibits his awards, titles and personal belongings, including his living room, spectacles cups, books and a block with which his visiting cards were printed. Models of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam which Visvesvaraya designed and supervised the construction of, are also exhibited. The memorial is located adjacent to his house, which was refurbished and regarded as a temple by the locals.
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