S. G. Balekundri

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Monument to S. G. Balekundri

Shivappa Gurubasappa Balekundri(Kannada:ಶಿವಪ್ಪ ಗುರುಬಸಪ್ಪ ಬಾಳೇಕುಂದ್ರಿ) (born 5 May 1922, Belagavi[1]) was an Irrigation expert from Karnataka. He was the chief engineer and architect of the Alamatti dam.[2] He is best remembered today as Second Visveswarayya.[2] The Karnataka government has honoured him by instituting an award for engineering excellence in his name.[3] A statue was also erected in 2006 at Alamatti in Balekundri's honour.[4] and a road has been named after him in the state capital Bengaluru.

Legacy[edit]

S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, Belgaum, an Engineering college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi has been named in his honour.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "ಎರಡನೇ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ : ಎಸ್.ಜಿ.ಬಾಳೆಕುಂದ್ರಿ". One India Kannada (in Kannada). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Second Visweswarayya
  3. ↑ CM announces award in Balekundri’s name - Newindpress.com
  4. ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/May72006/district173132200656.asp [dead link]
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