L. Venkatakrishna Iyer
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L. Venkatakrishna Iyer | |
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| Born | India |
| Died | India |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | Polavaram Project |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Lakshminarayana Aiyer Venkatakrishna Iyer was an Indian civil engineer and the Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department of the state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It was Iyer who did the survey and submitted the initial proposal for building a reservoir across Godavari River near Polavaram in 1941 which was later commissioned as Polavaram Project.[2] An alumnus of the Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam,[3] he was among the few who assisted Chinnaswami Rajam in founding Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) and sat on the core committee which oversaw the establishment of the institution.[4] The government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1961, for his contributions to society.[5]
