L. Venkatakrishna Iyer
L. Venkatakrishna Iyer was an Indian civil engineer and the Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department of the State of Tamil Nadu.[1] It was Iyer who did the survey and submitted the initial proposal for building a reservoir across Godavari river near Polavaram in 1941 which was later commissioned as Polavaram Project.[2] An alumnus of the Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam,[3] he was among the few who assisted Chinnaswami Rajam in founding Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) and sat on the core committee which oversaw the establishment of the institution.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1961, for his contributions to society.[5]
L. Venkatakrishna Iyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Died | India |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | Polavaram Project |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
References
- "Our own MIT". Madras Musings. March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- Biksham Gujja (2006). Perspectives on Polavaram, a Major Irrigation Project on Godavari. Academic Foundation. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-81-7188-578-7.
- "150 years in the service of education". The Hindu. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "History". Madras Institute of Technology. 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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