178 Visvesvaraya- a civil Engineer-the pride of India

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 Q.1- Who is this famous personality? 

 Ans-M. Visvesvaraya, one of the greatest civil engineers our country has

 produced. 

National Engineers' Day is celebrated every year on September 15 to honor the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of India's greatest engineers.


Q.2-Where was he born?

Ans-He was born on  September15,1861, near Chikkaballapur, in what is today South Karnataka. 


Q.3-What was his expertise? 

Ans-His expertise was in the fields of irrigation and flood disaster management.

 He designed the ‘automatic barrier water floodgates' which were installed in Pune in 1903 at the Khadakvasla reservoir.

These gates raised the storage level in the reservoir to the highest level likely to be attained without causing damage to the dam.


Q.4- Name one of the largest dams he contributed to India.

Ans-Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam, across the river Cauvery, in Mandya/Mysore, Karnataka.


Q.-5 -What was the benefit of the Krishna Sagar Dam?

Ans-This dam not only solved the drought problem in the then Mysuru state but also provided electricity to nearby areas.


Q.6-He also invented 'the block system of irrigation'.How was it beneficial? 

Ans- His invention of 'the block system of irrigation' distributes the benefits of irrigation across many villages and prevents misuse of water.


Q.7-What did he do to save the flooded city Hyderabad? 

Ans-The river Musi, a tributary of the river Krishna, used to flood Hyderabad. In 1908, one such flood caused unprecedented devastation.

                     Visvesvaraya suggested creating reservoirs above the city level to store water that exceeded the river's carrying capacity.

               This resulted in the creation of Osman Sagar [Gandipet] and Himayat Sagar reservoirs, along with a modern system of underground drainage.


  In 1906–1907, the Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and drainage systems. The project prepared by him was implemented in Aden successfully. He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion.[11] This dam created the biggest reservoir in Asia when it was built.[12] Visvesvaraya gave his technical advice for the location of Mokama Bridge over the Ganga in Bihar. At the time, he was over 90 years old,[13][14] and was called the "Father of Modern Mysore State".

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