E. Sreedharan

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
Born	12 June 1932 (age 92); Karukaputhur, Kerala, India
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
Awards	Padma Shri (2001); Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2005); Padma Vibhushan (2008); Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver star (2013); G-Files Award (2013); Several honorary doctorates.;

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]

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
Pamban Bridge
The 1,319 m (4,327 ft) long Konkan Railway bridge across the Zuari river in Goa.
NewDelhiMetro
Sreedharan calls on the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar in 2016
Model of Kochi Metro rail station
Metro Logo
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

References

[metromankochi-1] Metro man batting for Kochi. 4 July 2012. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/metro-man-batting-for-kochi/article3600719.ece.

[Chevalier-2] "French award presented to Sreedharan". The Hindu. 23 March 2005. http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/23/stories/2005112322640300.htm.

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Elattuvalapil Sreedharan

Born	(1932-06-12) 12 June 1932 (age 92) Karukaputhur, Kerala, India
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
Awards	Padma Shri (2001) Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2005) Padma Vibhushan (2008) Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver star (2013) G-Files Award (2013) Several honorary doctorates.