Engineers Day 2016: Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s Birthday celebrations as Engineers Day

Engineers Day 2016: 15th September is celebrated as Engineers Day in India every year. Engineers from every nook and corner of the nation celebrate the wonderful day, dedicated to them with their friends and family. It is hard to think of a life without having engineers in it. An engineer builds a nation. Engineers are involved in each and everything that we use. Engineers Day is the day to thank them for being an important part of our lives.

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Why do we celebrate Engineers Day on 15th September

Engineers Day is celebrated on 15th of September in India on the birth anniversary of India’s best engineer Dr MokshagundamVisvesvaraya. He was a statesman, scholar, and also the Diwan of Mysore from the year 1912 to 1918. He has also received the Bharat Ratna in 1955, which is India’s highest honour for his contribution to the national economy.

Engineers Day in India is celebrated as a tribute to Sir MV. On this Engineers Day 2016, let us know a few facts about Dr MokshagundamVisvesvaraya that will help us in knowing India’s best engineer a bit more.

1. Sir MV is regarded as the pre-eminent engineer of India.
2. He not only won India’s highest honour, Bharat Ratna but was also knighted as the Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for all that he contributed to the public welfare.
3. Apart from being an engineer, he was also the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
4. The construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mysore was done when he was the chief engineer there.
5. He was also the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.
6. He was one of the founders of the Government Engineering College in Bangalore in 1917 that is now called Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honour.
   
7. He topped the Poona College of Engineering and then, was appointed as the Assistant Engineer in Public Works Department by the Government of Bombay.
8. The block system of irrigation and water weir floodgates were introduced by Sir M. Visvesvaraya in Bombay.
9. He constructed many railway bridges project and water supply schemes in the state of Orissa and Bihar between the years 1895 and 1905.
10. He not only received appreciation and awards from Indian government but also received praise and awards from all over the world.

We too wish a very Happy Engineers Day to one and all! Engineers, keep on building the nation the way you do.