To identify the
great works done by our hard working engineers, each year 15th September is
celebrated as Engineers' Day marking the Birth Day of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya,
recognizing his contributions in the field of Civil Engineering in India. Today
it gives us an opportunity to remember and cherish the works of Sir
Visvesvarayya on the 152 birthday of this great son of India.
Sir Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya is known to be the greatest engineers of all times, who with his
vision and dedication in the field of engineering made some exceptional
contributions to India. Owing to his contribution he was honored with the
highest state award of India, “Bharat Ratna”, in the year 1955.
Engineer par
Excellence
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He was the chief engineer during
the construction of Krishna Sagar dam on the Kavery River. Krishna Raja Sagara
Dam is still praised by everybody visiting it which is a brilliant proof of his
genius.
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The Block System was invented
by him, which was a system of automated doors that closed in the conditions of
overflow. The automatic doors which he devised to stop wasteful overflow of
water, the water supply and drainage system which he planned for the city of
Aden won high praise from engineers all over the world.
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Many dams built by him in
Bombay are still functional even till today.
"The curse of our country is laziness. At first sight everyone seems to be working. But in fact, one man works and the others watch him. As someone said with contempt, 'it looks as if five men are working. But really only one man works. One man will be doing nothing. One man will be resting. Another man will be watching them. Yet another man will be helping these three."
A human Being
with Profound Values
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Courage: many of the projects
completed by him that India stands proud of today, would not have existed if it
was not his will and conviction.
·
Dedication to work: Nothing was
able to deter Sir, from his commitment to good work, his work was his worship.
·
Fearless Patriotism: when it
came to India, even high perks given to Sir, by the British Government were not
enough for him; he opposed everything and anything that was against the favor
of his nation.
·
Fitness: Even at the age of 92,
he was never dependent on comforts; he would not only walk by himself, but,
take full participation in all proceedings.
·
Neatness: Every person having
met Sir MV, proudly remembers his neat and fine clothing.
·
Perfectionism: There are many
examples to show that even a little task that he took up, always completed to
perfection. Even if it was to deliver a speech, he would think in advance,
write and rehearse no. of times.
·
Punctuality: he was very famous
for his punctuality; he was never late even by a minute and expected his people
also to realize the importance of time.
"Remember, your work may be only to sweep a
railway crossing, but it is your duty to keep it so clean that no other
crossing in the world is as clean as yours."
Scholarly Works
by the Visionary
•
Reconstructing India
•
Year – 1920, Pages – 333
•
Nation Building: A Five-year
Plan for the Provinces
•
Year – 1937, Pages – 75
•
Reconstruction in post-war
India: A plan of development all round Year – 1944, Pages – 50
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