S. G. Balekundri
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Shivappa Gurubasappa Balekundri(Kannada:ಶಿವಪ್ಪ ಗುರುಬಸಪ್ಪ ಬಾಳೇಕುಂದ್ರಿ) (born:1922) in Belgaum was an Irrigation expert from Karnataka. He is remembered as the chief engineer and architect of the Alamatti dam.[1]He has been also remembered as Second Visweswarayya.[2]The Karnataka government has honoured his memory by instituting an award for engineering excellence in his name.[3] A statue was also erected in 2006 at Alamatti in Balekundri's honour.[4] A road has also been named after him in the state capital Bengaluru.
[edit] Legacy
S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, Belgaum,an Engineering college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University,Belgaum has been named in his honour.
