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  • NHAI built 75km NH road in record time, enters Guinness World Record

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time–105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.

    A team of 800 employees of NHAI and 720 workers of a private company including independent consultants were involved to complete the task in record time. The work to build the road in record time started on June 3 at around seven in the morning and it was successfully completed on June 7 at 5:00 pm.

    “Proud Moment For The Entire Nation! Feel very happy to congratulate our exceptional Team @NHAI_Official, Consultants & Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd & Jagdish Kadam, on achieving the Guinness World Record (@GWR) of laying 75 Km continuous Bituminous Concrete Road …in a single lane on NH-53 section between Amravati and Akola. I would specially thank our Engineers & Workers who toiled day & night to achieve this extraordinary feat. #PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti @narendramodi  @PMOIndia,” union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted on Wednesday morning.

    The Amravati –Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor, he said.  Passing through the mineral-rich region, the section connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola, Dhule and Surat.

    With the feat, the NHAI has beat the record of the Public Works Authority — Ashghal– in Qatar, which was registered on February 27, 2019. The road was part of the Al-Khor Expressway, which was completed in 10 days, informed the Gadkari.

    “The vision of #NewIndia is being built on your perseverance & sweat. The whole nation is proud  Keep up the great work! #Pratishtha #GatiShakti,” the minister also tweeted.

  • Ayodhya set for another Guinness record this Diwali eve with lighting of 7.5 lakh diyas

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: After having four deepotsavs on Diwali eve since 2017 and each year striking a new record of diyas (earthen lamps) lighted, the Ayodhya administration is gearing up to attempt another Guinness world record this year by lighting 7.5 lakh diyas at Ram Ki Pairi ghat on the banks of the river Saryu in November.

    This would be the fifth and last deepotsav before the 2022 Assembly polls. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, whose government stared the tradition of celebrating Diwali eve with deepotsav regularly since coming to power in UP in March 2017, will be the chief guest at the event, said officials.

    “Around 7000 volunteers will be engaged by the Ayodhya administration for the occasion. Most of them will be students of the Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Ayodhya,” said the district administration officials.

    Before the event, three trial runs will also be carried out by the Ayodhya administration to make sure that the final event goes off smoothly. Apart from lighting of diyas, the deepotsav marks day-long events at Ram Ki Pairi, Ram Lila and a laser show in the night.

    A team from the Guinness World Records will also be present in Ayodhya during the deepotsav to judge the event.

    “This year we will go for a new Guinness world record of lighting 7.5 lakh diyas in Ayodhya. Elaborate arrangements are being made for the event at Ram Ki Pairi,” said BJP MLA Ved Prakash Gupta.

    In 2019, a record 4,10,000 diyas were lit and in 2020, another record was set as 6,06,569 earthen lamps were lighted at the Ram Ki Pairi ghat along the river Saryu as well as a few other ghats during the fourth deepotsav. Due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns, only locals were permitted for deepotsav celebrations in 2020.