M. Ganapati was an Indian engineer. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa
, and many Railway projects including Churchgate Railway station in Mumbai and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) were completed under his leadership. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1954 , when the awards were first made. He was the president of the Institution of Engineers (India) for 1973-74 .

The main projects with which he was associated with are:

• Rourkela Steel Plant
• Kandla Port

• Malaviya Bridge at Varanasi
• Chittaranjan Loco Works,

• Perambur Integral Coach factory,

• Vivekananda Sethu, Kolkata (as Deputy)
• Churchgate Railway Station and other Western Railway projects.

Awards and Honours

• Rao Bahadur, 1946
• Railway Board Gold Medal, 1950.
• Viceroy's Prize from Institution of Engineers India, 1953.
• Padma Bhushan, 1954