Governor DY Patil inaugurates the 24th annual council meeting of Indian Engineers’ Federation at Abhiyanta Bhavan in Patna on Friday. Patil said the role of engineers was very important in a nation’s development. Panchayati raj and rural works minister Bhim Singh (left), who was also present at the inauguration of the three-day event, said the Rs 12,000 crore the state received under the Backward Regions Grant Fund would be utilised in the construction of roads and improving the power scenario. Text by Roshan Kumar, picture by Deepak Kumar