The new sites include three wetlands (Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove) in Tamil Nadu, one (Pala wetland) in Mizoram and one wetland (Sakhya Sagar) in Madhya Pradesh.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) & Maharashtra Metro achieved a world record for constructing the longest double-decker (3.14 km) viaduct in Nagpur.