Puttana Venkatramana Raju
Civil engineer in the Indian Service of Engineers
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Rao Bahadur Puttana Venkataramana Raju (ISE).[1] BE(Hons), FIE(I). (1894-1975[2]) was a civil engineer in the Indian Service of Engineers. His notable works include contributions to building the Dowleswaram Barrage, Prakasam Barrage and Madras Airport, roads and waterways. He received a Rao Bahadur award for his contributions to civil and hydraulics engineering and the development of engineering education.[1]
Career
He qualified for the Indian Service of Engineers in 1919,[1][3] and engaged in many civil engineering projects with the Public Works Department.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
During World War II, he was posted as ARP Special Engineer under the War Department, Govt. of India to develop Madras Airport from 1942-44. He was promoted to the position of Superintending Engineer in March 1944.[1][3] He was subsequently conferred a Fellowship by the Institution of Engineers (India).[12][13][14][15][16] He was a Member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research.[3] He represented the Madras Govt. as their official delegate to several Indian Roads Congress[17][3][7][8] meetings. He was appointed to the position of Consulting Engineer[1] to the Government of India(Roads) in May 1942 and was later appointed as Industrial Adviser to the Government of India in April 1944.[1]
Post-retirement
After retiring from the ISE, he took over as the Chief Engineer with the Simpsons Group.He was also a lecturer in Civil Engineering at the Madras University from 1939-40 under the Maharaja of Travancore-Curzon Endowment scheme.[3] Later he took on the position of Dean of Engineering studies at Annamalai University[3] He also served as the Chairman,[3] Board of Examiners as well as a member of the Academic Senate,[3] Syndicate and Academic Council[3] and The Association of Principals and Technical Institutions.[3]
Recognition
Raju was honoured by the Government of India with the Rao Bahadur award for contributions to the fields of Civil & Hydraulics Engineering and the development of Engineering Education.[3][1]
Personal life
Puttana Venkataramana Raju married S G Pillamma Venkatamma.They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.[3]