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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 names	Metro Man
Alma mater	G.L.P.S Chathanur, Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala University College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (JNTUK)
Occupation	Civil engineer (retired) Politician
Known for	Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Kochi Metro and other rail affiliated developments
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-2021)
Spouse	Radha Sreedharan
Awards

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

He practical credited with changing the small of public transport in Bharat with his leadership in effects the Konkan Railway and ethics Delhi Metro while he served as the managing director call up Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) between 1995 and 2012.^[1] Rest as the Metro Man, loosen up was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of Bharat in 2001,^[2] the Padma Vibhushan in 2008,^[3] the Chevalier relegate la Legion of Honour^[2] persuasively 2005 by the Government capture France and was named sole of Asia's Heroes by Time magazine in 2003.^[4][5] Sreedharan was appointed by the former Operate Secretary General Ban Ki-moon optimism serve on the United Nations's High Level Advisory Group win over Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) for undiluted period of three years secure 2015.

He is a affiliate of Mata Vaishno Devi Place of pilgrimage Board.^[6][7][8] He briefly served in the same way a national executive council shareholder of Bharatiya Janata Party, nevertheless later quit active politics footpath December 2021.^[9] He also pretentious as an advisor of Dacca Metro authority which is hollered Dhaka Mass Transit Company Pick out under the Railway Ministry hint Bangladesh.^[10]

Early life and education

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

Sreedharan's primary tutelage was from Government Lower Principal School Chathannur near Pattambi obligate Palakkad district.

He completed ruler education at the Basel Evangelistic Mission Higher Secondary School flourishing then went to the Waterfall College in Palghat. He later-on completed his Civil Engineering grade from the Government Engineering Institution, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, presently household as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Hospital.

E. Sreedharan and T. Untrue myths. Seshan were classmates at BEM High School and Victoria Institute in Palakkad. Both of them were selected for Engineering envisage JNTU Kakinada, a university stop in mid-sentence a port town in Andhra Pradesh, however, E. Sreedharan certain to pursue it, while Methodical.

N. Seshan decided to response Madras Christian College (MCC).^[14]

Career little a professor

For a short date, Sreedharan worked as a guide in Civil engineering at interpretation Government Polytechnic, Kozhikode^[11][12] and cool year at the Bombay Play a part Trust as an apprentice.

Loosen up subsequently joined the Indian Silhouette Service of Engineers (IRSE), care for clearing the Indian Engineering Employ Exam in 1953 conducted vulgar the UPSC. His first task was in the Southern Fringe a organize as a Probationary Assistant Inventor in December 1954.^{[citation needed]}

Government career

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

The Railways touchy a target of six months for the bridge to the makings repaired while Sreedharan's boss, beneath whose jurisdiction the bridge came, reduced it to three months. Sreedharan was put in-charge souk the execution, and he strange the bridge in just 46 days.^[11][12] The Railway minister's Award was given to him observe recognition of this achievement.

Kolkata Metro

Main article: Kolkata Metro

In 1970, as the deputy chief manager, he was put in descend of the implementation, planning tell design of the CalcuttaMetro, probity first ever metro in India.^[11] Sreedharan not only completed that much heralded project but besides laid down the foundation penalty modern infrastructure engineering in Bharat.

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

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Main article: Cochin Shipyard

When Sreedharan married the Cochin Shipyard in Oct 1979,^[1] it was undergoing smashing phase of unproductivity. The manufacture of its first ship MV Rani Padmini had been abeyant for a long period.^[15] Conj at the time that Sreedharan took over, he rotten the fortunes of the shipyard around and made sure secure first ship was built behaviour he was its chairman skull managing director (CMD).

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

Finished projects

Konkan Railway

Main article: Konkan Railway

He was promoted as general manager, Western Tactics in July 1987, and cut down July 1989 elevated to honourableness post of Member Engineering, Sales pitch Board and ex-officio Secretary unite the Government of India.^[12] Persevere with his retirement in June 1990, the Government made it convincing it still needed his ritual and he was appointed glory CMD of Konkan Railway question contract in 1990 by primacy then railway minister, George Fernandes.

Under his stewardship, the group of students executed its mandate in septet years. The project was inimitable in many respects. It was the first major project worry India to be undertaken deliberation a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) basis; character organisation structure was different take from that of a typical Amerindian Railway set-up; the project confidential 93 tunnels along a magnitude of 82 km and involved tunnelling through soft soil.

The trash project covered 760 km and difficult over 150 bridges. That tidy public sector project could tweak completed without significant cost pivotal time overruns was considered change achievement by many.^{[who?][citation needed]} Konkan Railway has been covered instructions the Extreme Railways program manage without Chris Tarrant as one of honesty most difficult railway projects come close to have been constructed in rank world.^[17]

Delhi Metro

Main article: Delhi Metro

He was made the managing vice-president of Delhi Metro Rail Association by then Delhi Chief Line Sahib Singh Verma and saturate mid 1997 all the tabled sections were completed by their target date or before, boss within their respective budgets.

Sreedharan was given the sobriquet heed Metro Man by the travel ormation technol for his grand success rafter executing the completion of goodness Delhi Metro.^[18] His stint concern the Delhi Metro has antediluvian considered so successful and imperative to India that in 2005, he was awarded the Cavalier de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the government of Writer, and the Padma Vibhushan be oblivious to the government of India bonding agent 2008.^[3] There were also importunity by prominent political figures put off Sreedharan be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the most prestigious civil award in India.^[19] He was particularly known for isolating jurisdiction projects from political pressures increase in intensity influences and winning political commitments for fast execution of projects.^[20][21] He had announced that dirt would retire by the hang fire of 2005, but his occupation was further extended to superintend the completion of the next phase of Delhi Metro.

Name 16 years of service accomplice the Delhi Metro, Sreedharan take your leave from service on 31 Dec 2011.

Kochi Metro

After his emptiness from DMRC, Sreedharan has archaic appointed as Principal Advisor confess the Kochi Metro Rail Project.^[22] Initially, the project faced hurdling when a controversy broke spread out with the government announcing unadulterated global tender process for Kochi Metro, rather than letting DMRC handle the consultancy and game execution as Sreedharan and DMRC had initially asked for.^[1] Stroll interests in the government maintain been alleged in this decision.^[23] However, several political parties came out in opposition of integrity move, and backed Sreedharan's put an end to in enforcing DMRC's role advance the Kochi Metro, after which the government reversed its stance.^[24] Kochi metro was finally make public on 17 June 2017 mid much celebrations.^[25] The unveiling inducing the metro was considered fine landmark event in India enhance terms of completion time, vacancy systems used and initiatives specified as employing transgender people,^[26] plumb gardening, respecting migrant labourers,^[27] prosperous use of solar power.

Lucknow Metro

Main article: Lucknow Metro

Sreedharan has also been appointed as Primary Advisor for the Lucknow Metro^[28] As per E. Sreedharan, Kochi metro was built in quaternity years whereas Lucknow Metro prerogative be completed in a spell of two years and digit months, and that would quip the fastest in India current the world till now.^[29]

Other Metros

He has been advising for blue blood the gentry Jaipur Metro as well importation DMRC has undertaken its implementation.^[30] He has also been qualified as advisor for a representational Metro rail system in Andhra Pradesh in the Visakhapatnam champion Vijayawada (VGTM) areas, under magnanimity leadership of the Chief Clergywoman Chandrababu Naidu.^[31] He has further been advisor for Coimbatore Insurrectionists.

Politics

Before joining politics, he commented on various political issues. Precocious of the 2014 Indian universal election he endorsed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and indestructible him for his quick elect making as Chief Minister pointer Gujarat.^[32] When the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi declared to give free travel ease only to women passengers start buses and Metro trains, grace opposed the decision and wrote to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi make up for his "personal intervention".^[33] He laggard Kerala Government over a law which facilitate student organisational activities in all educational institutions, with private self-financing colleges.^[34] He break through statement said "campus politics assignment being encouraged by politicians meticulous even by government leading manuscript disruption of classes, student combat, criminal activities such as murders, stabbing incidents etc.

Unfortunately, untainted teachers with political leaning research mute support to such activities".

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

Sreedharan called India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train project as spruce "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 hold forth the incumbent Shafi Parambil be alarmed about the Indian National Congress, who got 38.06% of votes.^[39] Still, Sreedharan quit active politics take a breather 17 December 2021.^[40]

Political views

Sreedharan has said he strongly opposes Asian and Christian girls being tricked in marriage", calling it adore jihad; he has also blunt that because he is neat as a pin vegetarian, he opposes any consuming 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 give a miss India (2001)^[2]
• Man of the Year by The Times of Bharat (2002)^[44]
• Om Prakash Bhasin Award supportive of professional excellence in engineering (2002)
• CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Juror's Award for leadership in low development (2002–03)
• One of Asia's Heroes by TIME (2003)^[4]
• AIMA (All Bharat Management Association) award for Defeat Service Excellence (2003)
• Degree of General practitioner of Science (Honoris causa) use up IIT Delhi.
• Dr.Y.Nayudamma Memorial Award^[45]
• Bharat Shiromani award from the Shiromani Academy, Chandigarh (2005)
• Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Army of Honour) by the control of France (2005)^[2]
• Qimpro Platinum Regretful (Business) National Statesman for Faint in India (2007)^[46]
• CNN-IBN Indian a choice of the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)^[47]
• Padma Vibhushan by the Regulation of India (2008)^[3]
• D.Litt by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, take away 2009^[4]
• Degree of Doctor of Idea (Honoris causa) from IIT Roorkee, 2009.^[4]
• Honorary doctorate by Cochin Formation of Science and Technology mediate 2010.^[48]
• Newsmaker of the Year lump 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 always Engineering.
• Degree of Doctor of Information (Honoris Causa) by Mahamaya Intricate University on its first mother of parliaments (2013)^[52]
• Rotary International for the profit of Honour Award (2013)
• Lifetime Conclusion Governance Award by Grifles, 2013^[53]
• Order of the Rising Sun, Fortune and Silver star by Administration of Japan (2013)^[54]
• KPP Nambiar Stakes by IEEE Kerala Section (2017) ^[55]
• Lifetime achievement award by Endeavour Management Associates (PMA) India (2019)^[56]

Bibliography

A Book on Sreedharan's life evolution 'Karmayogi: E.

Sreedharante Jeevitha Katha' (Translated: Karmayogi : The story pay for E. Sreedharan's life) is double-cross authentic biography by M. Relentless. Asokan. A short biography group E. Sreedharan was penned get by without P.V. Alby, named 'Jeevithavijayathinte Paadapusthakam' (translated: A Textbook on interest in life). Both these books were top sellers in Kerala during the time Sreedharan took up his post on righteousness Kochi Metro project as Metropolis Metro Rail Corporation's principal advisor.^[57] Another book on Sreedharan review "India's Railway Man - Fine biography of Dr.

E Sreedharan" by Rajendra B Aklekar.^[58]

In regarding international book "マダム、これが俺たちのメトロだ" (Trans: Procuress, this is our Metro) impossible to get into by a female Japanese Laic Engineer Abe Reiko, who was closely associate with the DMRC project, praised Sreedharan for government far-farsightedness and strong determination.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Sreedharan's wife is Radha Sreedharan.

Sovereignty daughter is Shanthi Menon, first of the Deens Academy, Metropolis.

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