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- India marks National Engineers' Day on September 15, 2026, honoring Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s 165th birthday.
- As Diwan of Mysore (1912-1918), he advanced irrigation, flood control and industrial projects.
- He oversaw the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, completed in 1932 as Asia’s largest reservoir.
- Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
- India began Engineers’ Day observances in 1968.