July 11th is Telangana Engineers' Day
Declaration of the birth day of Sri Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur, a legendary
Engineer of erstwhile Government of Hyderabad on 11th July as ‘Telangana
Engineers’ Day’ - Orders – Issued.
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IRRIGATION Representation from
Telangana Engineers’ Joint Action Committee, dt.11.06.2014
O R D E R:
In the reference read above, Telangana
Engineers’ Joint Action Committee have requested for declaration of birth day
of Sri Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur, a legendary Engineer of erstwhile
Government of Hyderabad on 11th July as
‘Telangana Engineers’ Day’.
2. Government, after careful
examination of the proposal, have decided to accept the proposal of the
Telangana Engineers’ Joint Action Committee. Accordingly, Government hereby declare 11th July, the birth day of
Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur, a legendary Engineer of erstwhile Government of
Hyderabad as ‘Telangana Engineers’ Day’.
3. All the Heads of Departments and
all District Collectors are requested to Celebrate the birth day of Sri Nawab
Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur, a legendary Engineer of erstwhile Government of
Hyderabad on 11th July, as ‘Telangana Engineers’ Day’ in a befitting manner.
4. The expenditure on the above
celebrations shall be met from their respective Departmental budgets.
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Mir Ahmed ALi, Nawab Au Nawaz Jung Bahadur, was born in Hyderabad in July 1877. His father, Mir Wahid Au, was Assistant Secretary of Daftar-e-Mulki. He studied at St. George’s Grammar School, Madrasa-i-Aliya and then joined Nizam College. In 1896 he was sent to England on State scholarship to the famous engineering college of Coopers Hill where he had an exceptionally brilliant career, topping the list of successful candidates and gained several scholarships in various branches of engineering.
He returned to Hyderabad in 1899 and joined the Public Works Department as an Assistant Engineer. In 1913 he was made the Secretary to the Government P.W.D. and Telephones Department. In 1918, he became Chief Engineer and Secretary. In 1929, he was invited by the Bombay Government to report in collaboration with Sir M. Visweshwaraya on the financiaL and technical aspects of Sukkur Barrage, and his services were acknowledged by the Bombay Government.
During his tenure as Chief Engineer, large irrigation works were conceived, launched and executed. Nawab Saheb was responsible for construction of several buildings and bridges including major bridges over the Godavari and the Manjira. Extension of telephone service to the districts was due to his initiative. He was responsible for large irrigation projects viz., Wyra, Paler, the Fateh Nahar. One of his prize design projects was the Nizamsagar dam.
The famous Hyderabad House at Delhi was also designed and constructed under his supervision. The question of allocation of waters of the Tungabhadra and the Krishna was sorted out by Nawab Saheb between Madras and Hyderabad governments. His handling of the difficult problem was remarkable. In 1930, the Madras Government conceded to Nizam Government the right of utilizing 50% waters of the river. He was one of the most brilliant engineers Hyderabad has ever produced and Au Sagar in Nizamabad was named after him.
He returned to Hyderabad in 1899 and joined the Public Works Department as an Assistant Engineer. In 1913 he was made the Secretary to the Government P.W.D. and Telephones Department. In 1918, he became Chief Engineer and Secretary. In 1929, he was invited by the Bombay Government to report in collaboration with Sir M. Visweshwaraya on the financiaL and technical aspects of Sukkur Barrage, and his services were acknowledged by the Bombay Government.
During his tenure as Chief Engineer, large irrigation works were conceived, launched and executed. Nawab Saheb was responsible for construction of several buildings and bridges including major bridges over the Godavari and the Manjira. Extension of telephone service to the districts was due to his initiative. He was responsible for large irrigation projects viz., Wyra, Paler, the Fateh Nahar. One of his prize design projects was the Nizamsagar dam.
The famous Hyderabad House at Delhi was also designed and constructed under his supervision. The question of allocation of waters of the Tungabhadra and the Krishna was sorted out by Nawab Saheb between Madras and Hyderabad governments. His handling of the difficult problem was remarkable. In 1930, the Madras Government conceded to Nizam Government the right of utilizing 50% waters of the river. He was one of the most brilliant engineers Hyderabad has ever produced and Au Sagar in Nizamabad was named after him.
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