{
  "id": 11541424,
  "title": "Engineer Behind 100-Plus Bridges, Ujjain’s Shobha Khanna Gets Lifetime Honour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/engineer-behind-100-plus-bridges-ujjains-shobha-khanna-gets-lifetime",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/engineer-behind-100-plus-bridges-ujjains-shobha-khanna-gets-lifetime-honour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retired superintending engineer Shobha Khanna, known for overseeing the construction of over 100 bridges in her career, has been honored with the ICI-UltraTech 'Lifetime Engineer 2026' Award at the Concrete Day in Indore. Khanna, who completed her BE in civil engineering in 1978 and ME in structural engineering in 1987, was recognized for her leadership in building 16 important bridges during the 2016 Ujjain Simhastha, earning her the 'Simhastha Seva Medal 2016'. Her other accolades include ICI-UltraTech Best Concrete Structure Awards and various state-level awards for her contributions to bridge construction and civil engineering. After retiring from the Public Works Department, Khanna has continued to serve in various capacities, including as a bridge expert and state quality monitor for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority, and has been a council member of the Indian Roads Congress for the past 19 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}