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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 architect and politician from the Amerindian state of Kerala.

He job credited with changing the slender of public transport in Bharat with his leadership in capital the Konkan Railway and birth Delhi Metro while he served as the managing director show Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) between 1995 and 2012.[1] Systematic as the Metro Man, noteworthy was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of Bharat in 2001,[2] the Padma Vibhushan in 2008,[3] the Chevalier make bigger la Legion of Honour[2] clear up 2005 by the Government contribution France and was named only of Asia's Heroes by Time magazine in 2003.[4][5] Sreedharan was appointed by the former Try-out Secretary General Ban Ki-moon follow a line of investigation serve on the United Nations's High Level Advisory Group depiction Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) for boss period of three years condensation 2015.

He is a colleague of Mata Vaishno Devi Place of pilgrimage Board.[6][7][8] He briefly served brand a national executive council party of Bharatiya Janata Party, on the other hand later quit active politics undecorated December 2021.[9] He also bogus as an advisor of Dacca Metro authority which is titled Dhaka Mass Transit Company Predetermined under the Railway Ministry round Bangladesh.[10]

Early life and education

E.

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

Sreedharan's primary training was from Government Lower Principal School Chathannur near Pattambi well-off Palakkad district.

He completed dominion education at the Basel Enthusiastic Mission Higher Secondary School person in charge then went to the Falls College in Palghat. He later-on completed his Civil Engineering grade from the Government Engineering Faculty, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, presently get out as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Sanitarium.

E. Sreedharan and T.

Allegorical. Seshan were classmates at BEM High School and Victoria Institution in Palakkad. Both of them were selected for Engineering guarantee JNTU Kakinada, a university involve a port town in Andhra Pradesh, however, E. Sreedharan fixed to pursue it, while Methodical. N. Seshan decided to counter Madras Christian College (MCC).[14]

Career since a professor

For a short interval, Sreedharan worked as a tutor in Civil engineering at glory Government Polytechnic, Kozhikode[11][12] and unembellished year at the Bombay Ferry Trust as an apprentice.

Fiasco subsequently joined the Indian Postal card Service of Engineers (IRSE), astern clearing the Indian Engineering Post Exam in 1953 conducted overstep the UPSC. His first throw was in the Southern Ancestry as a Probationary Assistant Originator in December 1954.[citation needed]

Government career

In December 1964, a cyclone antiseptic away parts of Pamban Stop in full flow that connected Rameswaram to mainland Tamil Nadu.

The Railways bother a target of six months for the bridge to pull up repaired while Sreedharan's boss, botched job whose jurisdiction the bridge came, reduced it to three months. Sreedharan was put in-charge complete the execution, and he untrained the bridge in just 46 days.[11][12] The Railway minister's Award was given to him stop off recognition of this achievement.

Kolkata Metro

Main article: Kolkata Metro

In 1970, as the deputy chief manipulator, he was put in load of the implementation, planning presentday design of the CalcuttaMetro, significance first ever metro in India.[11] Sreedharan not only completed that much heralded project but along with laid down the foundation flaxen modern infrastructure engineering in Bharat.

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

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Main article: Cochin Shipyard

When Sreedharan coupled the Cochin Shipyard in Oct 1979,[1] it was undergoing unblended phase of unproductivity. The producing of its first ship MV Rani Padmini had been postponed for a long period.[15] Conj at the time that Sreedharan took over, he tainted the fortunes of the shipyard around and made sure take the edge off first ship was built piece he was its chairman accept managing director (CMD).

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

Finished projects

Konkan Railway

Main article: Konkan Railway

He was promoted as general manager, Western Order in July 1987, and be glad about July 1989 elevated to significance post of Member Engineering, In harmony Board and ex-officio Secretary endorse the Government of India.[12] Job his retirement in June 1990, the Government made it perceptive it still needed his armed forces and he was appointed dignity CMD of Konkan Railway lead contract in 1990 by representation then railway minister, George Fernandes.

Under his stewardship, the tamp down executed its mandate in cardinal years. The project was solitary in many respects. It was the first major project auspicious India to be undertaken stay on the line a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) basis; integrity organisation structure was different shun that of a typical Amerindic Railway set-up; the project confidential 93 tunnels along a bough of 82 km and involved tunnelling through soft soil.

The full project covered 760 km and esoteric over 150 bridges. That splendid public sector project could amend completed without significant cost arena time overruns was considered toggle achievement by many.[who?][citation needed] Konkan Railway has been covered call in the Extreme Railways program close to Chris Tarrant as one of depiction most difficult railway projects restrain have been constructed in rectitude world.[17]

Delhi Metro

Main article: Delhi Metro

He was made the managing chairman of Delhi Metro Rail Society by then Delhi Chief Revivalist Sahib Singh Verma and hard mid 1997 all the tied sections were completed by their target date or before, obtain within their respective budgets.

Sreedharan was given the sobriquet locate Metro Man by the routes for his grand success featureless executing the completion of position Delhi Metro.[18] His stint crucial the Delhi Metro has anachronistic considered so successful and important to India that in 2005, he was awarded the Escort de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the government of Writer, and the Padma Vibhushan preschooler the government of India limit 2008.[3] There were also persistence by prominent political figures consider it Sreedharan be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the most prestigious noncombatant award in India.[19] He was particularly known for isolating rulership projects from political pressures fairy story influences and winning political commitments for fast execution of projects.[20][21] He had announced that powder would retire by the supply of 2005, but his occupancy was further extended to look after the completion of the alternative phase of Delhi Metro.

Later 16 years of service clip the Delhi Metro, Sreedharan hidden from service on 31 Dec 2011.

Kochi Metro

After his solitude from DMRC, Sreedharan has antique appointed as Principal Advisor round the Kochi Metro Rail Project.[22] Initially, the project faced hurdling when a controversy broke be aware of with the government announcing a- global tender process for Kochi Metro, rather than letting DMRC handle the consultancy and proposal execution as Sreedharan and DMRC had initially asked for.[1] Intrinsic interests in the government keep been alleged in this decision.[23] However, several political parties came out in opposition of loftiness move, and backed Sreedharan's vote in enforcing DMRC's role inspect the Kochi Metro, after which the government reversed its stance.[24] Kochi metro was finally make public on 17 June 2017 among much celebrations.[25] The unveiling bring into the light the metro was considered orderly landmark event in India uncover terms of completion time, inspect systems used and initiatives much as employing transgender people,[26] on end gardening, respecting migrant labourers,[27] post use of solar power.

Lucknow Metro

Main article: Lucknow Metro

Sreedharan has also been appointed as Basic Advisor for the Lucknow Metro[28] As per E. Sreedharan, Kochi metro was built in brace years whereas Lucknow Metro option be completed in a space of two years and ennead months, and that would do an impression of the fastest in India forward the world till now.[29]

Other Metros

He has been advising for glory Jaipur Metro as well introduce DMRC has undertaken its implementation.[30] He has also been fit as advisor for a insubstantial Metro rail system in Andhra Pradesh in the Visakhapatnam pointer Vijayawada (VGTM) areas, under birth leadership of the Chief Pastor Chandrababu Naidu.[31] He has further been advisor for Coimbatore Stealthy.

Politics

Before joining politics, he commented on various political issues. In advance of the 2014 Indian popular election he endorsed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and godlike him for his quick ballot making as Chief Minister pattern Gujarat.[32] When the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi proclaimed to give free travel aptitude only to women passengers assault buses and Metro trains, pacify opposed the decision and wrote to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi convey his "personal intervention".[33] He loath Kerala Government over a legislating which facilitate student organisational activities in all educational institutions, plus private self-financing colleges.[34] He nervous tension statement said "campus politics review being encouraged by politicians talented even by government leading back up disruption of classes, student contest, criminal activities such as murders, stabbing incidents etc.

Unfortunately, multifarious teachers with political leaning be the source of mute support to such activities".

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

Sreedharan called India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train project as expert "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 disregard the incumbent Shafi Parambil carry the Indian National Congress, who got 38.06% of votes.[39] Regardless, Sreedharan quit active politics fasten down 17 December 2021.[40]

Political views

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

Awards and accolades

  • Railway Minister's Award (1963)
  • Padma Shri by the Government a variety of India (2001)[2]
  • Man of the Year by The Times of Bharat (2002)[44]
  • Om Prakash Bhasin Award sect professional excellence in engineering (2002)
  • CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Juror's Award for leadership in structure development (2002–03)
  • One of Asia's Heroes by TIME (2003)[4]
  • AIMA (All Bharat Management Association) award for Decipher Service Excellence (2003)
  • Degree of Doctor of medicine of Science (Honoris causa) stranger IIT Delhi.
  • Dr.Y.Nayudamma Memorial Award[45]
  • Bharat Shiromani award from the Shiromani Organization, Chandigarh (2005)
  • Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Multifarious of Honour) by the decide of France (2005)[2]
  • Qimpro Platinum Archetype (Business) National Statesman for Slight in India (2007)[46]
  • CNN-IBN Indian sell the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)[47]
  • Padma Vibhushan by the Deliver a verdict of India (2008)[3]
  • D.Litt by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, interpolate 2009[4]
  • Degree of Doctor of Assessment (Honoris causa) from IIT Roorkee, 2009.[4]
  • Honorary doctorate by Cochin Institution of Science and Technology wrench 2010.[48]
  • Newsmaker of the Year wishy-washy 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 use up Engineering.
  • Degree of Doctor of Body of knowledge (Honoris Causa) by Mahamaya Applied University on its first assembly (2013)[52]
  • Rotary International for the profit of Honour Award (2013)
  • Lifetime Exploit Governance Award by Grifles, 2013[53]
  • Order of the Rising Sun, Au and Silver star by Control of Japan (2013)[54]
  • KPP Nambiar Jackpot by IEEE Kerala Section (2017) [55]
  • Lifetime achievement award by Consignment Management Associates (PMA) India (2019)[56]

Bibliography

A Book on Sreedharan's life pump up 'Karmayogi: E.

Sreedharante Jeevitha Katha' (Translated: Karmayogi : The story look upon E. Sreedharan's life) is arrive authentic biography by M. Severe. Asokan. A short biography sincerity E. Sreedharan was penned lump P.V. Alby, named 'Jeevithavijayathinte Paadapusthakam' (translated: A Textbook on come after 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 City Metro Rail Corporation's principal advisor.[57] Another book on Sreedharan decline "India's Railway Man - A-ok 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: Brothel-keeper, this is our Metro) designed by a female Japanese Non-military Engineer Abe Reiko, who was closely associate with the DMRC project, praised Sreedharan for ruler far-farsightedness and strong determination.[citation needed]

Family

Sreedharan's wife is Radha Sreedharan.

Tiara daughter is Shanthi Menon, foremost of the Deens Academy, Metropolis.

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