Krishna Murti was born on 16 February 1910 at
Bapatla in the south Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh to Venkateswarlu Nori–Sundaramma couple and did his early education at Bapatla Board School. As a civil engineer in the Government service, he was involved in the development of a number of dams and airports in India. The most notable among his achievements was the designing, implementation and commissioning of
Koyna Hydroelectric Project. He also served as the chairman of the Bhakranangal Dam Management Board and was the vice-chairman of the International Congress on Large Dams (ICLD) from 1969 to 1972. Murti, who was married to Sundararamaratnam, died in 1995, at the age 85. Nori Pandurang Vithal, erstwhile chief commissioner of railway safety of the
Indian Railways and Vasudev Nori, both civil engineers, were his sons. == Awards and honors ==