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| honorific_prefix = [[Rao Sahib]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|2|13|df=yes}}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Government Arts College, Rajahmundry]]<br>[[College of Engineering, Guindy]]<br />
| occupation = [[civil engineer]]<br />
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| awards = {{Awards|[[Padma Bhushan]]|1970|||}}<br />
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'''Gainedi Appala Narasimha Rao''' (13 February 1912 – ''unknown'') was an Indian [[civil engineer]] and [[irrigation]] expert. During his career, he held key positions in the [[Public Works Department (India)|Public Works Department]] under the [[British Raj]] and later in the [[Government of India]]. He was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1970 and the title of [[Rao Sahib]], conferred by the [[British government of India|British Government of India]] in 1944.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Narasimha Rao was born on 13 February 1912.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hOFVAAAAMAAJ |title=Irrigation & Power: The Journal of the Central Board of Irrigation & Power |date=1970 |publisher=The Board |pages=7 |language=en}}</ref> He completed his schooling at Taylor High School, [[Narasapuram|Narsapur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni – Taylor High School |url=https://taylorhighschoolnarsapur.in/alumni/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |language=en}}</ref> He pursued intermediate education in arts and science at [[Government Arts College, Rajahmundry]], from 1927 to 1929.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} He subsequently earned a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree from the [[College of Engineering, Guindy]], in 1933. Narasimha Rao also attended Manchester College of Technology in [[England]] from 1946 to 1947, focusing on water supply and drainage systems.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 1936, Narasimha Rao joined the Madras Government Service as an Assistant Engineer after achieving the highest rank in the competitive examination conducted by the Madras Public Service Commission.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jB1XAAAAMAAJ |title=Andhra Pradesh |date=1969 |publisher=Director of Information and Public Relations, Andhra Pradesh |pages=37 |language=en}}</ref> During this period, he worked on projects such as constructing district hospital buildings in [[Kakinada]] and implementing air raid precaution measures in [[Madras]] during [[World War II]]. He also managed irrigation and drainage systems in the [[Godavari River|Godavari]] delta.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Between 1942 and 1953, Narasimha Rao served as an Executive Engineer in the [[Public Works Department (India)|Public Works Department]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iib2V9BIpSoC |title=Flood Control Series |date=1950 |publisher=The Commission |pages=269 |language=en}}</ref> He managed the [[Krishna River|Krishna]] [[weir]] irrigation system, which supported over one million acres of agricultural land.<ref name=":1" /> In 1952, the weir was breached during severe floods. Narasimha Rao directed an operation involving the use of scuttled steel barges to close the breach within two weeks, restoring irrigation in the region.<ref name=":1" /> He later oversaw the reconstruction of the weir and the construction of the [[Prakasam Barrage|Krishna Barrage]] at [[Vijayawada]], completed within three working seasons at a cost of ₹2.7 crores.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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From 1956 to 1963, Narasimha Rao served as Chief Engineer for the Nagarjuna Sagar Canals project.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=M. Gopal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NkklAAAAMAAJ |title=Nagarjuna Sagar: The Epic of a Great Temple of Humanity : World's Largest Masonry Dam |date=1979 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |pages=4 |language=en}}</ref> In 1963, Narasimha Rao was appointed Additional Secretary to the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]. He oversaw the development of large-scale irrigation projects, including the [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjuna Sagar]] and [[Srisailam Dam|Srisailam]] Hydro-Electric Projects.<ref name=":1" /> In 1968, he was appointed Chairman of the [[Central Water Commission|Central Water and Power Commission]] under the [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Ministry of Irrigation and Power]], a role he held until 1970.<ref name=":1" /> In 1970, he joined [[United Nations]] organisation as Adviser, Water Resources.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Drainage |first=International Commission on Irrigation and |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCRIAAAAYAAJ |title=Annual Bulletin - International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage |date=1967 |publisher=The Commission. |pages=75 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Narasimha Rao was a member of professional organizations such as the [[Institution of Engineers (India)]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Division |first=Institution of Engineers (India) Civil Engineering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bhISAQAAMAAJ |title=Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India).: Civil Engineering Division |date=1966 |publisher=The Institution |pages=920 |language=en}}</ref> the [[Indian Geotechnical Society|Indian National Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineers]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}, and the [[International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage]], where he served as Vice President (1969–1970).<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICID : Past Office Bearers: Presidents |url=https://www.icid.org/past_vp_biodata1.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.icid.org}}</ref><br />
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He represented India at various international conferences, including the 1959 International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in [[Australia]]<ref name=":1" /> and symposium on 'Floods and their Computation' sponsored by [[UNESCO]] and [[WMO]] at [[Leningrad]] in August 1967.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYVGAAAAYAAJ |title=Progress in Geophysics |date=1969 |publisher=Geophysics Research Board. |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
Narasimha Rao was conferred the title of [[Rao Sahib]] by the British Government of India in 1944.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xmk-AAAAIBAJ&dq=%22G.+A.+NARASIMHA+RAO%22&pg=PA9&article_id=6924,1457223 |title=The Indian Express |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Narasimha Rao was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1970 for his contributions to civil engineering.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw62AAAAIAAJ |title=The Times of India Directory & Yearbook, Including Who's who |date=1974 |publisher=Times of India Press |pages=149 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard |url=https://dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=1970-1970&Award=Padma%20Bhushan&Place=Andhra%20Pradesh&Field=Civil%20Service |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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