Mir Ahmed Ali, Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur (

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: میر احمد علی نواب علی نواز جنگ بہادر; born 11 July 1877) was chief engineer during the rule of

Nizam of Hyderabad Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I wh ...

. He was responsible for major irrigation works, buildings and bridges in

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such as

Osman Sagar Osman Sagar is a reservoir in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km2, and the reservoir is around 29 km2, with total level of 1,790 feet and a capacity of 3.9 tmc ft. History Osman Sagar was created by damming the Mus ...

Nizam Sagar Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam named after the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet and BanjePally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana ...

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and Ali Sagar reservoir of

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, also named after him. He served as a chairman of National Planning Committee on River training and Irrigation. Since 2014,

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announced that his birthday 11 July will be observed as Telangana Engineer's day.

Personal life and career

His father, Mir waiz Ali, was Assistant Secretary of Daftar-e-Mulki. He studied at St. George's Grammar School, Madrasa-i-Aliya and then joined

Nizam College The Nizam College is a constituent college of Osmania University established in 1887 during the reign of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana. History The Nizampur University College was originally the "Mirsa ...

in Hyderabad. In 1896 he was sent to England on State scholarship to the famous engineering college of Cooper's Hill College where he had an exceptionally brilliant career, topping the list of successful candidates and gained several scholarships in various branches of engineering. He returned to Hyderabad in 1899 and joined the

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as an assistant engineer. In 1913 he was made the secretary to the Government P.W.D. and Telephones Department. In 1918, he became chief engineer and secretary. In 1929, he was invited by the

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to report in collaboration with

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on the financial and technical aspects of

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, and his services were acknowledged by the Bombay Government. During his tenure as chief engineer, large irrigation works were conceived, launched and executed. Nawab Saheb was responsible for construction of several buildings and bridges including major bridges over the

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and the

Manjira River The Manjira river is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills near the Ahmednagar district at an altitude of 823 metres (2,700 ...

. Extension of telephone service to the districts was due to his initiative. He was responsible for large irrigation projects viz., Wyra, Paler, the Fateh Nahar, and bridges. One of his prize design projects was the

Nizamsagar Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam named after the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet and BanjePally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana, ...

dam. The Hyderabad House in Delhi was also designed and constructed under his supervision. The question of allocation of waters of the Tungabhadra and the Krishna was sorted out by Nawab Saheb between Madras and Hyderabad governments. His handling of the difficult problem was remarkable. In 1930, the Madras Government conceded to Nizam Government the right of utilizing 50% waters of the river. He was one of the most brilliant engineers Hyderabad has ever produced and Ali Sagar in Nizamabad was named after him.ALI-NAWAZ-JUNG-BAHADUR
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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahadur, Ali Nawaz Jung 1877 births Scientists from Hyderabad, India People from Hyderabad State Salar Jung family Engineers from Andhra Pradesh Year of death missing Indian civil engineers Alumni of the Royal Indian Engineering College 19th-century Indian engineers 20th-century Indian engineers Indian irrigation engineers Engineers from Telangana Engineers from British India