E Sreedharan
| Elattuvalapil Sreedharan | |
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| Born |
12 June 1932 Karukaputhur, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Kerala, India) |
| Other names | Metro Man |
| Alma mater |
Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala University College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (JNTUK) |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Kochi Metro and Other Related Rail Developments |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, Lifetime Achievement award, Several honorary doctorates. |
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is an Indian civil engineer and retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer popularly known as the "Metro Man". He is credited for changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro while he served as the managing director of Delhi Metro between 1995 and 2012. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2005 by the French government and was named one of Asia's Heroes by TIME magazine in 2003. Recently Sreedharan was appointed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to serve on the United Nations's High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) for a period of three years. He also Member of Mata Vaishno Devi Shine Board
E. Sreedharan was born on 12 June 1932 in Karukaputhur in the present-day Palakkad district of Kerala state.His primary education was from Government Lower Primary School Chathannur near Pattambi in Palakkad district. He completed his education at the Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School and then went to the Victoria College in Palghat. He later-on completed his Civil Engineering degree from the Government Engineering College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, presently known as JNTUK.
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