Birth Anniversary of M.Visvesvaraya | 16 Sep 2019

Every year India celebrates Engineer's Day on September 15, the birth anniversary of M.Visvesvaraya.

He was an engineering pioneer of India whose genius reflected in harnessing of water resources and building and consolidation of dams across the country.
He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore.
He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire by King George V for his contributions to the public good in 1915.
The design and patent of the automatic weir floodgates is also attributed to Sir M.Visvesvaraya.
He was conferred India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1955.