Engineers’ Day was celebrated at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal on 16 September 2013. Mr.P.Veerabhadra Rao, Deputy General Manager, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd. (ISPRL) Govt. of India was the Chief Guest and Mr. Rajashekar B. Puranik, Environmental officer, KSPCB, Regional office, Manipal and Shri Ratnakumar, Secretary, SSVMET, Udupi were the Guests of Honour on the occasion.
The Chief Guest, in his inaugural address, recalled the great services rendered by Sir M. Vishweshwarayya to the nation as a great engineer and administrator. He also briefed about the objectives and functions of ISPRL and the current projects undertaken by the organization.
The Principal Prof. Dr. Radhakrishna S. Aithal in his presidential remarks pointed out the extraordinary qualities of Sir M.V. and urged the students to set him as their role model in order to be great engineers with technical skills as well as personal qualities.
Mr. Venugopala Rao, Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering paid a tribute to Sir M.V. by reading out a few important happenings and achievements in Vishweshwarayya’s life.
Dr. A. Ganesha, Dean (Academics) welcomed the gathering and Prof. Nagaraja Rao introduced the Chief Guest and Mr. Ganesh Kalagi, Asst. Prof., Department of Mechanical Engineering proposed a vote of thanks.