LUCKNOW, Sept. 15 -- Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Monday said Indian engineers have made an unprecedented contribution to the development of the country and have made a different identity for themselves across the world.

Addressing a function marking the 165th birth anniversary of renowned civil engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (1861-1962), the minister said, "From Ram Mandir to Chenab Bridge and from Atal Tunnel to Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity, there are hundreds of such examples in India which show the amazing skills of our engineers."

Addressing engineers, he said: "Your tenure should be such that the poorest person of the district in which you work always remembers you, their blessings ar...