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Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, based on 3 World History Database records associated with India.

3 records1903–19113 events3 places

Chronological biography

1903

Automatic Sluice Gates1903
Science / Technology · Engineer · Khadakvasla

M. Visvesvaraya develops and applies automatic water-control gates that improve reservoir regulation at Khadakvasla near Pune.

1908

Hyderabad Flood Protection1908
Science / Technology · Engineer · Hyderabad

M. Visvesvaraya advises Hyderabad on drainage and flood-protection measures after the destructive Musi flood.

1911

Krishna Raja Sagara Dam1911
Science / Technology · Chief Engineer · Mysore State · Mysore

As chief engineer of Mysore, M. Visvesvaraya helps advance the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and associated irrigation engineering.

Titles and roles

Chief Engineer · Mysore State · Engineer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.