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- National Engineers’ Day is observed on September 15 to mark M. Visvesvaraya’s birth anniversary.
- Visvesvaraya was born in 1861 in Muddenahalli, Karnataka.
- He served as the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918 and worked on infrastructure projects.
- He contributed to irrigation, water management and flood protection systems.
- He wrote books including Planned Economy for India and Reconstructing India.
- He received the Bharat Ratna in 1955, India’s highest civilian award, and died in 1962.
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