Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Shobha Khanna Receives Lifetime Engineer 2026 Honour
Shobha Khanna is a civil engineer from Madhya Pradesh.
She has helped oversee the building of more than 100 bridges.
Sixteen important bridges were built under her leadership for the 2016 Ujjain Simhastha.
She has received a new award called the Lifetime Engineer 2026 Award.
It was presented at an event in Indore.
Khanna has also worked on metro rail and rural road projects.
She studied civil and structural engineering.
She has received several other awards for her work.
Retired superintending engineer Shobha Khanna received the ICI-UltraTech Lifetime Engineer 2026 Award.
The honour was presented at the annual Concrete Day in Indore.
Khanna oversaw the construction of more than 100 bridges, including 16 built for the 2016 Ujjain Simhastha.
After retiring from the Public Works Department, she held civil engineering and quality-monitoring roles on infrastructure projects.
Her other honours include awards in concrete engineering, construction and women’s empowerment.
- Who
- Retired superintending engineer Shobha Khanna.
- What
- She received the ICI-UltraTech Lifetime Engineer 2026 Award.
- When
- At the annual Concrete Day; the article does not specify its date.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The articles report her engineering career, including overseeing more than 100 bridges; they do not state the award committee’s specific rationale.
- Award
- ICI-UltraTech Lifetime Engineer 2026
- Award event
- Annual Concrete Day
- Event location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Bridges overseen
- More than 100
- Bridges for 2016 Simhastha
- 16 important bridges
- Civil engineering degree
- BE, completed in 1978
- Structural engineering degree
- ME, completed in 1987
- Indian Roads Congress
- Elected council member for the past 19 years