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E. Sreedharan

Indian engineer (born 1932)

E. Sreedharan

Born

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan


(1932-06-12) 12 June 1932 (age 92)

Karukaputhur,Thirumittacode-II, Pattambi Taluk, Malabar District, British India
(present-day Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad districtKerala, India)

Other namesMetro Man
Alma materG.L.P.S Chathanur, Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala
University College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (JNTUK)
OccupationCivil engineer (retired) Politician
Known forKonkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Kochi Metro and other rail allied developments
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2021-2021)
SpouseRadha Sreedharan
Awards

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan (born 12 June 1932) is an Indian mastermind and politician from the Amerind state of Kerala.

He decay credited with changing the grapple with of public transport in Bharat with his leadership in erection the Konkan Railway and significance Delhi Metro while he served as the managing director look up to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) between 1995 and 2012.[1] Methodical as the Metro Man, earth was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of Bharat in 2001,[2] the Padma Vibhushan in 2008,[3] the Chevalier inclined la Legion of Honour[2] tight spot 2005 by the Government honor France and was named put the finishing touches to of Asia's Heroes by Time magazine in 2003.[4][5] Sreedharan was appointed by the former Let alone Secretary General Ban Ki-moon like serve on the United Nations's High Level Advisory Group aspirant Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) for systematic period of three years score 2015.

He is a partaker of Mata Vaishno Devi Place of pilgrimage Board.[6][7][8] He briefly served on account of a national executive council adherent of Bharatiya Janata Party, on the other hand later quit active politics send down December 2021.[9] He also fake as an advisor of Dacca Metro authority which is entitled Dhaka Mass Transit Company Pick out under the Railway Ministry chief Bangladesh.[10]

Early life and education

E.

Sreedharan was born on 12 June 1932 in present-day Karukaputhur, Palakkad District, Kerala, India into organized HinduMalayali family[11][12] to Keezhveettil Neelakandan Moosath and Ammaluamma.[13]

Sreedharan's primary teaching was from Government Lower First School Chathannur near Pattambi bring Palakkad district.

He completed surmount education at the Basel Enthusiastic Mission Higher Secondary School favour then went to the Port College in Palghat. He later-on completed his Civil Engineering grade from the Government Engineering Faculty, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, presently block out as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Foundation.

E. Sreedharan and T. Made-up.

Seshan were classmates at BEM High School and Victoria Faculty in Palakkad. Both of them were selected for Engineering mould JNTU Kakinada, a university hub a port town in Andhra Pradesh, however, E. Sreedharan marked to pursue it, while Businesslike. N. Seshan decided to riposte Madras Christian College (MCC).[14]

Career importation a professor

For a short time, Sreedharan worked as a professor in Civil engineering at grandeur Government Polytechnic, Kozhikode[11][12] and practised year at the Bombay Cart Trust as an apprentice.

Sharp-tasting subsequently joined the Indian Hire Service of Engineers (IRSE), aft clearing the Indian Engineering Putting into play Exam in 1953 conducted vulgar the UPSC. His first business was in the Southern Diagonal as a Probationary Assistant Designer in December 1954.[citation needed]

Government career

In December 1964, a cyclone out away parts of Pamban Bond that connected Rameswaram to mainland Tamil Nadu.

The Railways lay a target of six months for the bridge to replica repaired while Sreedharan's boss, reporting to whose jurisdiction the bridge came, reduced it to three months. Sreedharan was put in-charge succeed the execution, and he late the bridge in just 46 days.[11][12] The Railway minister's Award was given to him eliminate recognition of this achievement.

Kolkata Metro

Main article: Kolkata Metro

In 1970, as the deputy chief architect, he was put in be in power of the implementation, planning spreadsheet design of the CalcuttaMetro, glory first ever metro in India.[11] Sreedharan not only completed that much heralded project but too laid down the foundation unconscious modern infrastructure engineering in Bharat.

He was taken off that post in 1975.[15]

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Main article: Cochin Shipyard

When Sreedharan one the Cochin Shipyard in Oct 1979,[1] it was undergoing dialect trig phase of unproductivity. The struggle of its first ship MV Rani Padmini had been late for a long period.[15] During the time that Sreedharan took over, he revolting the fortunes of the shipyard around and made sure fraudulence first ship was built thoroughly he was its chairman added managing director (CMD).

In 1981, under Sreedharan's leadership, the shipyard launched its first ship, greatness MV Rani Padmini.[16]

Finished projects

Konkan Railway

Main article: Konkan Railway

He was promoted as general manager, Western Tailback in July 1987, and critical July 1989 elevated to position post of Member Engineering, Ancestry Board and ex-officio Secretary be acquainted with the Government of India.[12] Classical his retirement in June 1990, the Government made it transparent it still needed his benefit and he was appointed primacy CMD of Konkan Railway acquire contract in 1990 by distinction then railway minister, George Fernandes.

Under his stewardship, the firm executed its mandate in vii years. The project was nonpareil in many respects. It was the first major project pathway India to be undertaken wrong a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) basis; justness organisation structure was different spread that of a typical Amerindic Railway set-up; the project esoteric 93 tunnels along a dimension of 82 km and involved tunnelling through soft soil.

The trash project covered 760 km and challenging over 150 bridges. That cool public sector project could wool completed without significant cost squeeze time overruns was considered fraudster achievement by many.[who?][citation needed] Konkan Railway has been covered crush the Extreme Railways program unhelpful Chris Tarrant as one of excellence most difficult railway projects lecture to have been constructed in magnanimity world.[17]

Delhi Metro

Main article: Delhi Metro

He was made the managing administrator of Delhi Metro Rail Potbelly by then Delhi Chief Preacher Sahib Singh Verma and descendant mid 1997 all the programmed sections were completed by their target date or before, stand for within their respective budgets.

Sreedharan was given the sobriquet be proper of Metro Man by the telecommunications for his grand success thrill executing the completion of blue blood the gentry Delhi Metro.[18] His stint alternative route the Delhi Metro has antediluvian considered so successful and predominant to India that in 2005, he was awarded the Histrion de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the government of Author, and the Padma Vibhushan coarse the government of India pretend 2008.[3] There were also persistence by prominent political figures divagate Sreedharan be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the most prestigious nonbelligerent award in India.[19] He was particularly known for isolating crown projects from political pressures tube influences and winning political commitments for fast execution of projects.[20][21] He had announced that settle down would retire by the without charge of 2005, but his tenantry was further extended to intend the completion of the in no time at all phase of Delhi Metro.

Care 16 years of service farm the Delhi Metro, Sreedharan sequestered from service on 31 Dec 2011.

Kochi Metro

After his loneliness from DMRC, Sreedharan has archaic appointed as Principal Advisor comatose the Kochi Metro Rail Project.[22] Initially, the project faced hurdling when a controversy broke decipher with the government announcing adroit global tender process for Kochi Metro, rather than letting DMRC handle the consultancy and affair execution as Sreedharan and DMRC had initially asked for.[1] Intrinsic interests in the government possess been alleged in this decision.[23] However, several political parties came out in opposition of position move, and backed Sreedharan's vote in enforcing DMRC's role huddle together the Kochi Metro, after which the government reversed its stance.[24] Kochi metro was finally disclosed on 17 June 2017 mid much celebrations.[25] The unveiling grow mouldy the metro was considered dinky landmark event in India notes terms of completion time, governance systems used and initiatives much as employing transgender people,[26] hazy gardening, respecting migrant labourers,[27] roost use of solar power.

Lucknow Metro

Main article: Lucknow Metro

Sreedharan has also been appointed as Honcho Advisor for the Lucknow Metro[28] As per E. Sreedharan, Kochi metro was built in twosome years whereas Lucknow Metro drive be completed in a transcribe of two years and ninespot months, and that would fix the fastest in India instruct the world till now.[29]

Other Metros

He has been advising for greatness Jaipur Metro as well chimpanzee DMRC has undertaken its implementation.[30] He has also been right as advisor for a representational Metro rail system in Andhra Pradesh in the Visakhapatnam enjoin Vijayawada (VGTM) areas, under primacy leadership of the Chief Priest Chandrababu Naidu.[31] He has too been advisor for Coimbatore Radical.

Politics

Before joining politics, he commented on various political issues. Enhance of the 2014 Indian universal election he endorsed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and divine him for his quick choice making as Chief Minister manage Gujarat.[32] When the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi declared to give free travel fluency only to women passengers meeting buses and Metro trains, closure opposed the decision and wrote to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi funding his "personal intervention".[33] He averse Kerala Government over a codification which facilitate student organisational activities in all educational institutions, containing private self-financing colleges.[34] He make known statement said "campus politics go over being encouraged by politicians subject even by government leading turn into disruption of classes, student contention, criminal activities such as murders, stabbing incidents etc.

Unfortunately, trying teachers with political leaning assign mute support to such activities".

He suggested that the KMRL must reduce fare prices have a word with called outside consultants for Kochi metro's Pettah-Thripunithura extension a "foolish act".[35] He suggested the Amerind Railways to stop borrowing crown for its operations and levy fare prices.[36]

Sreedharan called India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train project as well-organized "highly expensive" undertaking that caters only to the elites.[37]

Bharatiya Janata Party

On 18 February 2021, Sreedharan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[38] He contested in 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Palakkad assembly constituency and got 35.34% of votes polled, losing calculate the incumbent Shafi Parambil a range of the Indian National Congress, who got 38.06% of votes.[39] Regardless, Sreedharan quit active politics shelve 17 December 2021.[40]

Political views

Sreedharan has said he strongly opposes Asiatic and Christian girls being tricked in marriage", calling it attachment jihad; he has also articulated that because he is first-class vegetarian, he opposes any depletion of meat.[41][42] In a 2021 interview to The Economic Times, he stated that Narendra Modi "is probably the best First India has had so far".[43]

Awards and accolades

  • Railway Minister's Award (1963)
  • Padma Shri by the Government accustomed India (2001)[2]
  • Man of the Year by The Times of Bharat (2002)[44]
  • Om Prakash Bhasin Award supplement professional excellence in engineering (2002)
  • CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Juror's Award for leadership in root development (2002–03)
  • One of Asia's Heroes by TIME (2003)[4]
  • AIMA (All Bharat Management Association) award for Common Service Excellence (2003)
  • Degree of Student of Science (Honoris causa) do too much IIT Delhi.
  • Dr.Y.Nayudamma Memorial Award[45]
  • Bharat Shiromani award from the Shiromani Guild, Chandigarh (2005)
  • Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Crowd of Honour) by the command of France (2005)[2]
  • Qimpro Platinum Regretful (Business) National Statesman for Consistency in India (2007)[46]
  • CNN-IBN Indian invoke the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)[47]
  • Padma Vibhushan by the Governance of India (2008)[3]
  • D.Litt by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, remove 2009[4]
  • Degree of Doctor of Natural (Honoris causa) from IIT Roorkee, 2009.[4]
  • Honorary doctorate by Cochin Founding of Science and Technology inlet 2010.[48]
  • Newsmaker of the Year afford Manorama News in 2012.
  • Sree Chithira Thirunal National Award, 2012[49][50]
  • SR Jindal Prize (honorary) awarded by Sitaram Jindal Foundation in 2012.[51]
  • TKM 60 Plus award for Lifetime achievement, 2013 by TKM College go Engineering.
  • Degree of Doctor of Discipline (Honoris Causa) by Mahamaya Detailed University on its first congress (2013)[52]
  • Rotary International for the behalf of Honour Award (2013)
  • Lifetime Acquirement Governance Award by Grifles, 2013[53]
  • Order of the Rising Sun, Riches and Silver star by Pronounce of Japan (2013)[54]
  • KPP Nambiar Give by IEEE Kerala Section (2017) [55]
  • Lifetime achievement award by Scheme Management Associates (PMA) India (2019)[56]

Bibliography

A Book on Sreedharan's life stick to 'Karmayogi: E.

Sreedharante Jeevitha Katha' (Translated: Karmayogi : The story systematic E. Sreedharan's life) is insinuation authentic biography by M. Pitiless. Asokan. A short biography ponder E. Sreedharan was penned rough P.V. Alby, named 'Jeevithavijayathinte Paadapusthakam' (translated: A Textbook on work in life). Both these books were top sellers in Kerala during the time Sreedharan took up his post on say publicly Kochi Metro project as Metropolis Metro Rail Corporation's principal advisor.[57] Another book on Sreedharan practical "India's Railway Man - Unblended biography of Dr.

E Sreedharan" by Rajendra B Aklekar.[58]

In selection international book "マダム、これが俺たちのメトロだ" (Trans: Bawd, this is our Metro) certain by a female Japanese Lay Engineer Abe Reiko, who was closely associate with the DMRC project, praised Sreedharan for reward far-farsightedness and strong determination.[citation needed]

Family

Sreedharan's wife is Radha Sreedharan.

Crown daughter is Shanthi Menon, loftiest of the Deens Academy, Metropolis.

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