Puttana Venkatramana Raju

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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]

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Venkataramana Raju P Rao Bahadur", The India Office and Burma List 1947 & 1945, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
  2. ↑ P Venkataramana Raju (1975). "Avadi Township, Madras 54, India". Death Extract. Annual No. 50 (Monthly No. 1): 8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Raju P Venkataramana (Rao Bahadur) : Eminent Indians Who was Who 1900-1980 - Durga Das Pvt. Ltd.,1985.
  4. ↑ Sri. Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju, Superintending Engineer, Madras (1947). "Madras Legislative Council Debates". Official Report. 11: 252. Retrieved 22 July 2016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Sri P Venkataramana Raju (1945). "case studies of Roads in Holland & The reclamation of the Zuyder Zee in Holland". The Calendar. 1939–40. University of Madras: 280. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ The Congress expresses its thanks to the PWD Madras and Rao Bahadur P V Raju. Indian Roads Congress., 1944 - Highway engineering. Vol. 9. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1947). (iii) Design of Rigid Pavements. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XII-5. p. 344. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1948). (ii) Design of Rigid Pavements. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XIII-4. p. 3. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ P.V.Raj, Madras (1950). Highway Engineering. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XV. p. 51. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ↑ P.V.Raj (11 December 1953). Highway Engineering. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XV11-1. p. 654. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ↑ P.V.Raj (12 April 1955). Roads. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XIX-1. p. 775. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)-The Institution, December1950 volume 30 issue=1-3 page=7,25,57
  13. 1 2 Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution, September1953 volume 34 page=209,690
  14. ↑ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju, Superintending Engineer - Madras Government (10 October 1944). Felicitation on award of Rao Bahadur by Arya Kshatriya Seva Sangha Estd.1930, Bengaluru. Bengaluru: Vani Press, Bengaluru City, Mysore State. p. 1.
  15. ↑ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju (12 June 1966). Sri Muktarishivamshodbhava Sri Soma Vamsha Arya Kshatriya Purana (1st Edition - Part 1 ed.). Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India: Sri B N Srinivasa with research by Vidwan S R Krishna Shastri.
  16. ↑ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju (12 March 1972). Sri Somavamsha Puranam II (2nd Edition - Part II ed.). Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India: Sri B N Srinivasa.
  17. ↑ Indian Roads Congress. "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". IRC.NIC.IN. IRC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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