S. G. Balekundri
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S G Balekundri born in belgaum studied civil engineering from GIT, Belgaum and was an irrigation expert of Karnataka. He is remembered as the chief engineer and architect of the Alamatti dam
project. The Karnataka
government has honoured his memory by instituting an award for engineering excellence in his name. A statue was also erected in 2006 at Alamatti in Balekundri's honour. A road has also been named after him in the state
capital Bengaluru.
Named in his honour
S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, Belgaum affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum
Upper Krishna Project
The Upper Krishna Project was conceived by the Government of Karnataka across the Krishna River to provide irrigation to the drought prone areas of Bijapur District, Bagalkote, Gulbarga District, Raichur District and Koppal District. The project has been taken up in two stages...
project. The Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
government has honoured his memory by instituting an award for engineering excellence in his name. A statue was also erected in 2006 at Alamatti in Balekundri's honour. A road has also been named after him in the state
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
capital Bengaluru.
Named in his honour
S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, Belgaum affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum