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Why Celebrate Happy Engineer's Day 2019: Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
On September 15, Engineers Day is celebrated all over the country. This day is dedicated to Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the great engineer of the country. He was born on September 15, 1861.
Learn why we celebrate Engineer's Day on September 15
On September 15, Engineers Day is celebrated all over the country. This day is dedicated to Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the great engineer of the country. He was born on September 15, 1861. He was not only the great engineer of India but also an economist, Statesman as well as the nation's builder.
He also did notable work in the industrial sector besides building drains, building dams and canals for water supply and drainage of dirty water from natural sources. He not only did extraordinary work in the field of engineering but also on some occasions set an example of patriotism which is exemplary.
He was born in the village of Mudkanahalli in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. His father's name was Srinivasa Shastri and mother's name was Venkachamma.
He did his primary education in the village and middle and high school from Chikkaballapur. BA from Madras University in 1881 and then studied Civil Engineering from College of Science (College of Engineering), Pune.
In 1905, he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire on behalf of the British rule.
In 1955, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna. Amongst the extraordinary work done by him is the construction of Krishnaraj Sagar Dam, Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works, Mysore Sandal Oil and Soap Factory, University of Mysore, Bank of Mysore and many other institutions.
He built automatic steel gates to prevent the flow of water from the dam and developed a block system for irrigation which is considered to be an amazing feat of engineering till now.
Happy Engineer's Day 2019: India produces over 1.5 million engineers every year
After Visvesvaraya, there was a flood of engineers in India. At one time it even came as if an engineer would be found in every house in North India. Although engineering craze is still going on
Engineer's Day 2019 / Engineers Day 2019: September 15, it was the day when India's first engineer (M. Visvesvaraya) was born. This is the reason that every year this day is celebrated as Engineer's Day. Sir M. Visvesvaraya was an excellent engineer.
Born in Mysore, South India, Visvesvaraya played an important role in the development of the place. That is why they are also called Bhagiratha of Karnataka. In only 32 years, he had prepared a plan to send water to Sukkur town from the Indus River.
The government formed a committee to find ways to fix the irrigation system. For this, MV devised a new block system. Visvesvaraya built many rivers, dams and bridges. In 1955, he was awarded the 'Bharat Ratna'.
After Visvesvaraya, there was a flood of engineers in India. At one time it even came as if an engineer would be found in every house in North India. However the engineering craze is still going on. India produces 1.5 million engineers every year.
Even though the situation is not as good as the number of engineers in our country is so high, but there is still a lot of demand for engineers outside India. Indian engineers are such an all-rounder that along with engineering, they are doing well in the fields of writing, film, fashion, business, marketing, bureaucracy.