Engineers’ day was organized by the Department of Civil Engineering on 15 Sep 2011 in the Seminar Hall of the Civil Engineering Department. Prof. P.S.Raju, Director and Dr. Jandhyala N. Murthy, Principal, HODs, Faculty and Students were Present. The function was coordinated by Dr. Mohd. Hussain, Professor of Civil Engineering. A brief life sketch of Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visweswaraya was presented in power point by Dr. G.V. Ramana, HOD of Civil Engineering Department.

Upon graduating as an engineer, Visvesvaraya took up a job with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Bombay (now known as Mumbai) and was later invited to join the Indian Irrigation Commission. He implemented an extremely intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. 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 installed at the Tigra Dam in Gwalior and the Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) Dam in Mandya/ Mysore,Karnataka. In 1906-07, Government of India sent him to Eden,(Africa) to study water supply and drainage system and the project prepared by him was implemented in Eden successfully. Visvesvaraya achieved celebrity status when he designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion. Visvesvaraya supervised the construction of the Krishnarajasagar Dam across the Cauvery River from concept to inauguration. This dam created the biggest reservoir in Asia when it was built.[4] He was rightly called the "Father of modern Mysore state" (now Karnataka): During his period of service with the Government of Mysore state, he was responsible for the founding of, (under the Patronage of Mysore Government), the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, the State Bank of Mysore, The Century Club, Mysore Chambers of Commerce and numerous other industrial ventures. He encouraged private investment in industry during his tenure as Diwan of Mysore. He was instrumental in charting out the plan for road construction between Tirumala and Tirupati. He was known for sincerity, time management and dedication to a cause.

In 1915, while he was the Diwan of Mysore, Visvesvaraya was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good. After India attained independence, Sir M. Visvesvaraya was given the nation's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. Sir M.V. was honoured with honorary membership of the international Institution of Civil Engineers (based in London) and a fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science (based in Bangalore). He was awarded several honorary doctoral degrees like D.Sc., LL.D., D.Litt. from eight universities in India. He was president of the 1923 Session of the Indian Science Congress. Sir M.V. was awarded honorary Membership of London Institution of Civil Engineers for an unbroken 50 years. An Engineer’s Hippocratic oath ,as suggested by Mr.Ch. Susskind was administered by Miss. M.V. Sita Pavani, student of second year B.Tech Bio- Technology to all the staff and students present in the seminar hall. The names of the winners who participated in Elocution, Essay Writing and Situational Skits were announced by the coordinator.

LIST OF WINNERS

ELOCUTION COMPETITION

ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

SITUATIONAL SKITS COMPETITION

THE ALPHABETS OF SUCCESS OF LIFE BY BHARAT RATNA SIR M. VISWESWARAYA

1.	   Attend carefully to details
2.	   Be prompt in all things
3.	   Consider well and then decide.
4.	   Dare to do right, fear to do wrong.
5.	   Endure trials patiently.
6.	   Fight life’s battles bravely.
7.	   Get not into vicious society.
8.	   Hold integrity sacred.
9.	   Impure not another’s repute.
10.	   Join hands with virtuous.
11.	   Keep your mind free from evil thoughts.
12.	   Lie not for any consideration.
13.	   Make few friends.
14.	   Never try to appear what you are not.
15.	   Observe good manners.
16.	   Pay your debts promptly.
17.	   Question not the veracity of a friend.
18.	   Respect the counsel of your parents.
19.	   Sacrifice money rather than principle.
20.	   Trust thy-self.
21.	   Use your leisure for improvement.
22.	   Venture not on the threshold of wrong.
23.	   Watch carefully over your passions.
24.	   X-tend to everyone a kindly greeting.
25.	   Yield not to discouragement.
26.	   Zealously labour for the right.