<span style="color: #222222;">The 74th Republic Day is being celebrated with patriotic fervor across Maharashtra. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari unfurled the national flag at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maidan in Dadar.<br />''<br />''In his address, the Governor highlighted various achievements of the state in last one year. He mentioned the opening of the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Express Highway between Mumbai to Nagpur and the 521-kilometer long route between Nagpur to Shirdi. He also mentioned the inauguration of the Metro route- 2A and Metro route- 7 of the Mumbai Metro inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.<br />''<br />''The Governor also highlighted the new employment opportunities created in the state. He informed that the state has established the new Divyang Kalyan Vibhag for the welfare of differently able people.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Republic Day functions were also held in various government offices, schools, colleges, housing complexes, social organisations and various district collectorates across the state.<br />''<br />''Major buildings in Mumbai, such as Mantralaya, the Western Railway and Central Railway headquarters, important landmarks and private buildings have been decorated, and will be illuminated in the tri-colour this evening. </span><br />