Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-ft bronze statue of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju on his 125th birth anniversary. Raju is believed to have been born in present-day Andhra Pradesh in 1897 or 1898. He is said to have become a sanyasi at the age of 18.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) & Maharashtra Metro achieved a world record for constructing the longest double-decker (3.14 km) viaduct in Nagpur.