Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings, paid homage to Sir M. Visvesvaraya, and said engineers will be central to building a Viksit Bharat.
• Sir Visvesvaraya is credited with innovations such as automatic sluice gates at the Khadakwasla reservoir and leadership in constructing the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam.
• Institutions across India are marking the day with seminars, workshops, conferences, and student competitions highlighting engineering’s role in development.
• World Engineering Day, recognised by UNESCO, falls on March 4, with the 2025 theme focused on engineering solutions for a sustainable world.
• An opinion piece in Statetimes, citing reported bridge failures in Jammu and Kashmir, argues the lowest-bid procurement model risks quality and calls for Quality-Based Selection and stronger independent audits.