Engineers day : Some key facts

• »»  Engineers day is observed in various countries on various dates of the year. 
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• »» In India 15th September is observed as Engineers Day every year.

• »» India celebrates 15th September as Engineers Day as it is the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

• »» He was an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
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• »» He was a civil engineer, and he took his engineering degree from college of engineering Pune. 
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• »» He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of theKrishna Raja Sagara dam in Mysore as well as the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.
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• »» He is a recipient of the Indian Republic’s highest honour, the Bharat Ratna. 
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• »» Each year, Engineers’ Day has a theme, and this year it is “Skill Development for Young Engineers to Reform the Core Sector: Vision 2025.”
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• »» Engineers day is not a public holiday in india.. :D