Happy Engineer's Day: Remembering Sir M Visvesvaraya

Happy Engineer's Day: Remembering Sir M Visvesvaraya

 Happy Engineer's Day 2020: The birth anniversary of Sir M Visvesvaraya is widely known per annum as Engineer's Day in India. Leaders across parties paid rich tribute to at least one of India's finest engineers - Sir M Visvesvaraya.



Happy Engineer's Day 2020: The birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one among India's greatest engineers is widely known per annum as Engineer's Day. Popularly called 'Sir MV', he was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his immense contribution to India's early infrastructure development, education, and welfare. M Visvesvaraya was born in 1861 at Chikkaballapur, on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Both his parents were well-known Sanskrit scholars. M Visvesvaraya did his primary education in his hometown but later moved to Bengaluru for education . After completing his undergraduate degree in Arts, M Visvesvaraya changed track and went for a degree in engineering from the school of Engineering in Pune.


Happy Engineer's Day 2020: Leaders pay homage to Sir M Visvesvaraya Senior ministers of the Narendra Modi cabinet paid tribute to Sir M Visvesvaraya today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah described him as an excellent engineer and statesman. On Engineer's Day, Mr Shah greeted India's "talented and skilled engineers who have contributed significantly within the development of nation"

Railway and Industry minister Piyush Goyal wrote on Twitter. 

Tributes to Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya
 on his birth anniversary.
M Visvesvaraya was one among the primary in India to believe irrigation techniques and flood disaster management. He became famous for his pioneering add control measures. because the Diwan of Mysore, M Visvesvaraya founded the Mysore Soap Factory, Bangalore Agricultural University, depository financial institution of Mysore and Mysore Iron and Steel Works. the businesses provided employment to thousands of individuals. He also founded the govt Engineering College, now referred to as University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering.

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