What are the achievements of Vishweshwaraiah?

Remembering Sir M Visvesvaraya

  • He was instrumental in designing and patenting a system of automatic weir floodgates in 1903.
  • Sir M V was the architect of the Great Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysuru.
  • He designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad by Mussi River.

Which were the few achievements of Sir M Visvesvaraya’s listed below?

In 1912 he set up Hebbal Agricultural School, now University of Agricultural Sciences. In 1903 he designed automatic, weir water floodgates, installed at Khadakvasla reservoir. He implemented irrigation system in Karnataka. Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute.

Who was the first engineer in India?

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was the first engineer of India. His birthday, September 15 is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India every year. He was a Bharat Ratna Awardee and had set up schools & engineering institutions, invented block irrigation, and had built the KRS reservoir.

Who is known as father of engineering?

Engineers Day: Why India celebrates Engineers Day on the birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya – The father of Indian engineering | The Economic Times.

At what age Visvesvaraya died?

101 years (1860–1962)
M. Visvesvaraya/Age at death

At what age visvesvaraya died?

Is Visvesvaraya train story true?

Sir Visvesvaraya – The man who prevented a train accident predicting a rail crack by analyzing the vibrations of the train and pulled the chain. Rails, at that time were NOT welded, there was a good space as expansion joint.

Who gave Sir title to Visvesvaraya?

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya KCIE FASc (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962), more commonly known as Sir MV, was an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1919….M. Visvesvaraya.

Sir M. Visvesvaraya KCIE, FASc
Preceded by T. Ananda Rao
Succeeded by M. Kantaraj Urs
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