E. Sreedharan
Indian engineer (born 1932)
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Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is an Indian engineer and politician from the Indian state of Kerala. He is credited with 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 Rail Corporation (DMRC) between 1995 and 2012. Known as the Metro Man, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the Chevalier de la Lรฉgion d'honneur in 2005 by the French government and was named one of Asia's Heroes by Time magazine in 2003. Sreedharan was appointed by the former 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 in 2015. He is a member of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. He briefly served as a national executive council member of Bharatiya Janata Party, but later quit active politics in December 2021.
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E. Sreedharan turns 91: How 'metro man' changed the face of public transport in IndiaSreedharan's contributions to infrastructure development earned him numerous accolades and awards, both in India and internationally. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Metroman E Sreedharan set to lose from Palakkad, UDF candidate takes the leadBJP's E Sreedharan, who was leading in Palakkad, has been pushed to second place by UDF candidate Shafi Parambil. UDF is leading by 178 votes.DNA - Published | |
Kerala Election Results 2021 LIVE Updates: Metroman E Sreedharan of BJP leads by over 4,000 votes in PalakkadSreedharan was able to bag a sizeable number of postal votes and was able to maintain a lead when the EVMs were opened.DNA - Published |
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