" Engineering is the professional art of applying science
to the optimum conversion of natural resources to the benefit of man."
Engineer's Day is observed in India on September 15 in honour of Sir
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born on the day in 1860.
He was the chief designer of the flood protection system designed and built
for the city of Hyderabad, as well as the chief engineer responsible for the
construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mysore which created the largest
reservoir in Asia at that time.
He also designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates
that were first installed in 1903 at the Khadakvasla Reservoir near Pune. These
gates were employed to raise the flood supply level of storage in the reservoir
to the highest level likely to be attained by a flood without causing any damage
to the dam. Based on the success of these gates, the same system was replicated
at the Tigra Dam project in Gwalior and the Krishna Raja Sagara project in
Karnataka.
A recipient of India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955, he was
knighted as a Commander of the British Indian Empire by King George V before
Independence. He died on April 14, 1962.
On this occasion, our college invited
Prof.Ravi Shankar Chandu garu, Deputy Director-Academics, Vignan University, Guntur on 15/09/2012, saturday to celebrate 45th Engineer's Day. While addressing the gathering, he told that an Engineering Student should concentrate on basic concepts of every subject and shouldn't run for the marks.
As a token of respect, our Director Sri Sharif garu and our Principal Dr.V.Murthy rao garu felicitated the cheif guest with a shawl and momento.
Eswar College of Engineering
Narasaraopet
