Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati
Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati (known as M. Ganapati) (1903–1976)Padma Bhushan in 1954. He was the president of the Institution of Engineers (India) for 1973-74.[4]
The main projects with which he was associated with are:
- Rourkela Steel Plant[5]
- Kandla Port[6]
- Malaviya Bridge at Varanasi[7][8]
- Chittaranjan Loco Works[6]
- Perambur Integral Coach factory[6]
- Vivekananda Setu, Kolkata (as Deputy)
- Churchgate Railway Station and other
Awards and honours
- Railway Board Gold Medal, 1950
- Viceroy's Prize from Institution of Engineers India, 1953
- Padma Bhushan (1954)[11]
References
- ^ Institution of Engineers (India) (1976). Bulletin of the Institution of Engineers (India).
- ^ India Who's Who, INFA Publications, 1973. p. 353
- ^ The Corporate Story of SAIL by N. R. Srinivasan, Steel Authority of India Limited, 1990. p. 39 (Ganapati is spelled Ganapathy)
- ^ List of Past Presidents of the Institution of Engineers (India)
- ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1960). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's Who. Bennett, Coleman.
- ^ a b c Railway Gazette, 103, p. 515, 1955
- ^ Reference to paper by M. Ganapati in the Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), p. 683, Bridge Engineering by Ponnuswamy, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
- ^ photo of the plaque on the bridge showing M. Ganapathi's name as the Engineer-in-Charge
- ^ Railway Gazette article by M. Ganapati, General Manager of the Western Railways (India)
- ^ The Economics of Rail Transport by J. Johnson, 1963, Allied Publishers, p. 103, refers to two articles by M. Ganapati, General Manager of the Western Railways.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.