September 15, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted engineers on Engineers Day; he also thanked them for their pivotal role in making the nation better and technologically advanced

Taking to Twitter PM Modi said, “Greetings on #EngineersDay to all hardworking engineers. No words are enough to thank them for their pivotal role in making our planet better and technologically advanced. I pay homage to the remarkable Shri M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary and recall his accomplishments.”

Engineers Day is observed on September 15 to mark the birth anniversary ofMokshagundamVisvesvaraya, a civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore known for his pioneering works.

In 1968, the Indian government declared Sir M Visvesvarayas birth anniversary as Engineers Day.