E. Sreedharan
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan (born 12 June 1932) is an Indian engineer and politician. He is known for making public transportration better in India and for managing the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. He was managing director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) between 1995 and 2012.[1] He is known as the Metro Man.[2]
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan | |
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Born | Karukaputhur, Kerala, India | 12 June 1932
Other names | Metro Man |
Alma mater | G.L.P.S Chathanur, Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala University College of Engineering, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (JNTUK) |
Occupation | Civil engineer (Retired) |
Known for | Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Kochi Metro and Other Related Rail Developments |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Radha Sreedharan |
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E. Sreedharan Media
Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari giving away the ICSI Corporate Governance Award to the Chairman of Metro, E. Sreedharan, organised by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, in New Delhi
The 1,319 m (4,327 ft) long Konkan Railway bridge across the Zuari river in Goa.
President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Sreedharan at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 10 May 2008