The day is observed to mark the anniversary of the birth of M. Visvesvaraya, the finest engineer in the nation. He was a civil engineer who received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his exceptional contribution to the development of the nation.
Digital Desk: Happy Engineers' Day 2022! On the occasion of Engineer's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted everyone and said that India is fortunate to have a brilliant and skilled pool of engineers who are constructing the country.
Taking Twitter Modi wrote, "Greetings to all engineers on Engineers Day. Our nation is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers who are contributing to nation-building. Our Government is working to enhance the infrastructure for studying engineering including building more engineering colleges."
"On Engineers Day, we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves," he added. Modi also posted a snippet from one of his Mann Ki Baat broadcasts where he talked about the subject.
Moreover, Home Minister Amit Shah also extended his greetings on the day and said, all the hard-working engineers and saluted them for their ‘innovations and paramount role in the development of the nation.’ "I pay homage to the most outstanding Engineer of all times, Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya Ji on his birth anniversary," he added.
About Engineers' Day
The day is observed to mark the anniversary of the birth of M. Visvesvaraya, the finest engineer in the nation. He was a civil engineer who received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his exceptional contribution to the development of the nation. The Krishna Raja Sagar Dam on the Kavery River in Mysore, which at the time was designed as the largest reservoir in Asia, was erected under the supervision of M. Visvesvaraya. In addition, he played a key role in the creation of a system to safeguard the port of Visakhapatnam from sea erosion while serving as the Chief Engineer of Hyderabad's flood protection system.
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