Commonly called Sir MV, Visvesvaraya carried out lots of complicated projects and delivered impressive infrastructural outcomes throughout his profession. He set up a watering and patented system with water floodgates at the Khadakvasla tank near Pune to raise the food supply level and storage to the greatest levels know as block system in 1903..

For his contribution to the building of India, the government awarded him with Indias greatest honor Bharat Ratna in 1955..

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Apart from his engineering awards, he played a critical role in imparting awareness about engineering discipline and likewise played a crucial role in the structure of Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1917. The college was later on renamed after him as University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).

This was likewise set up at Gwaliors Tigra Dam and Mysurus Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) dam, the latter of which created among the largest tanks in Asia at the time.

An expert in watering methods and flood catastrophe management, Sir MV was not simply a terrific civil engineer however also worked as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1919. While acting as the Diwan of Mysore, in 1915 he was awarded Knight as a leader of the British Indian Empire by King George V.

This year marks the 160th birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya who was born on September 15, 1861, in the Muddenahalli town of Karnataka. He completed his school education in his home town and later went to study Bachelor of Arts (BACHELORS DEGREE) from the University of Madras. He changed his profession course after graduating and pursued civil engineering at the College of Science in Pune..

In 2018, Google launched a Doodle on his birthday to celebrate his genius works whose undertakings resulted in the Tata Steel engineers create an armored automobile that was utilized in WWII and could stand up to bullets. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya passed away in 1962 but his achievements and contributions are renowned till date.

Engineers day 2021: Every year on September 15, India together with Sri Lanka and Tanzania commemorate National Engineers day to identify and honour the achievements of the terrific engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The day is observed to celebrate the fantastic work of engineers and to motivate them for improvement and innovation.