Sir M Visvesvaraya : The Best Engineer Ever

It was well beyond midnight, during British era in India…..

A train was travelling to its destinationwith a howl in the silence of the night. A man was sleeping with his head on the side window of the train. Suddenly, he woke up from his sleep. He jumped from his seat and pulled the chain hanging just over his head. The train stopped immediately. The passengers in the train rushed to the compartment to know what happened. They were angry on this man. All surrounded the man and asked the reason behind chain pulling. The man told them that there was a crack in the railway tracks, a few metres ahead. The people didn't believe him. The man asked them to go and check for themselves. The railway workers got down to the track to examine it and found a crackin the track. The man told them that he heard the sound from the track while sleeping and it changed at some place. The vibrating sound changed too heavily which the man recognised that it was due to the crack in the railway line.

That man was none other than the best engineer that India ever produced, Bharat Ratna Sir. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This man is responsible for the building of India's irrigation structure. 15 September is celebrated as Engineers Day in India.

Few of his other noted works were:-

• He is best remembered for the instrumental role he played in the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara(KRS) dam in mysuru, Tigra dam in Gwalior. Not only it became the main source of water irrigation for the nearby areas, but also the main source of drinking water for several cities.
• His work was becoming so popular that the Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and drainage system. He did so designed a project based on his study which was implemented in Aden.
• He saved the Visakhapatnam port from being eroded from the sea.
• Solved the problems in Hyderabad city that was reeling under the threats of flood due to Musi river.
• Visvesvaraya was knighted as the Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by the British for his contributions to the society in 1915.

The three articles I used for researching this article are :

 Amazing Facts About Sir M Vishweshwaraiah

#Mokshagundam visvesvaraya | The best engineer ever

A great Indian - Sir M.Visvesvaraya (Sir MV)