He has received numerous national and international honours for his work in transforming the way people commute. He was awarded the Padma Shri in and felicitated with the Padma Vibhushan in He pursued his higher education at the Victoria College in Palghat. His career started in the academia. He started out as a lecturer of civil engineering at the Government Polytechnic, Kozhikode. He then joined the Bombay Port Trust as an apprentice.
Sreedharan moved up the ladder in the Railways due to his ingenious ways of tackling problems and was duly recognised for it. In , after a cyclone washed away a bridge, he completed the restoration work of the bridge in 46 days as against six month target set by the Railways.
Between and , he was in charge of planning, designing and implementing the Kolkata Metro project. A three-judge bench led by Justice TS Thakur initially suggested that it would set up an extrastatutory body, reporting to it.
Andhra Pradesh government aims to complete two metro rail projects in Visakhapatnam and VGTM area - within three-and-half-years. Modi must declare he will convert the railways, currently a departmental enterprise, into a number of listed corporations within two years. E Sreedharan, popularly known as the "metro man", was conferred the Lifetime achievement Governance Award here today. E Sreedharan, best known for building the Delhi Metro and the Konkan Railway, may be tapped for the position of minister of state for the Railway Ministry.
Metro Man E Sreedharan has been appointed as Uttar Pradesh government's chief advisor for its ambitious Lucknow metro rail project. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for for his outstanding contribution to society. Penalosa , however, says he played no part in advising Delhi. The 13 km first reach of Kochi Metro Rail project from Aluva to Palarivattom is expected to be completed by December and the second by March FDI will do no harm, and should be welcomed in most sectors.
Since its inception , the Delhi Airport Metro Express has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. A report last year ranked Indian bureaucracy as the worst in Asia, saying its officials are rarely held accountable. It would be submitted to the government before October, said Sreedharan who was in Kannur to participate in a seminar on monorail. Nifty 18, Zomato Ltd. Market Watch. ET NOW. Brand Solutions. Video series featuring innovators. ET Financial Inclusion Summit.
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Ready to take up any responsibility, says 'Metroman' E Sreedharan "I am still energetic and want to utilise my energy for the state of Kerala.
Kerala polls 'Metro Man' Sreedharan launches campaign in Palakkad, says 'will make the city best in 2 years' Launching his campaign, BJP candidate in Palakkad 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan on Monday said the party is fighting the elections on the plank of development and reasserted his claim that the NDA will form the government in Kerala after the April 6 Assembly polls.
Two Infra Captains: One earning spurs in politics, the other skilling India Both Sreedharan and Nair proved Indians have their own expertise to build state-of-the-art public infrastructure. Late-blooming lotus: BJP sees an influx of professionals in Kerala More high-profile, retired professionals have joined BJP in Kerala than politicians from other parties.
Kerala BJP chief clarifies remark about CM candidate, says central leadership will decide His comments came a day after Union Minister V Muraleedharan tweeted that the 'Metroman' will be the CM candidate only to retract later saying the party had not made any such announcement. E Sreedharan opens up on his political ambitions; says Modi is the best PM India has ever had "Not a single industry has come up in Kerala in the last 20 years. Metro man E Sreedharan to join BJP today at Kerala Vijay Yatra The retired railway services engineer, who now lives at Ponnani in Malappuram district, said he was joining the party to contribute for the infrastructure and industrial development of Kerala, which he feels, have taken a backseat under the successive regimes of the UDF and LDF.
Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal'; BJP not serious contender in Kerala: Shashi Tharoor With E Sreedharan throwing his hat in the political ring by deciding to join the BJP, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the technocrat is likely to have a "minimal" impact on the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, and asserted that the BJP is not a serious contender except in a few seats in the state.
Fashionable to oppose whatever Modi government does; no intolerance in country: E Sreedharan Hailing from Kerala, the year-old technocrat E Sreedharan said that he wants to do things for the benefit of the state and those can be done by entering politics. Ready for Kerala chief ministership if BJP wins, will focus on infra development: Sreedharan Known as 'Metroman' as well as for the efficiency in completing big infrastructure projects, Sreedharan told PTI that he will contest the assembly elections if the party wants and will also be open to chief ministership if the party asks.
Don't destroy efficient public transport system for 'electoral gains': Sreedharan to Delhi government In a letter to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the former DMRC chief also said free travel will "worsen overcrowding" and "lead to mishaps". PM nod to panel to lay down standards for metro rail systems The committee will be headed by E Sreedharan, also known as the "Metro Man".
Tough action needed to revive Air India, says Anand Mahindra In a series of tweets, Anand Mahindra said there would be widespread support for swift and decisive action, adding that this is a "political opportunity". Twin tracks: Bengaluru and Kochi metros get going Bengaluru Metro officials have attributed the delays mainly to the technical challenges of building tunnels, stations and laying tracks underground.
Railway line linking Kashmir with rest of India may become functional by An all-weather railway line, which could become functional in four years' time, is likely to entirely change the game in the troubled state.
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