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Records - General
* 3 May 2026
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The Andaman and Nicobar administration on Saturday set a new Guinness
World Record by unfurling the world's largest underwater national flag,
the massive Tricolour, measuring approximately 60 by 40 metres at
Radhanagar beach in a complex, tightly coordinated operation, involving
multiple agencies and trained divers at Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island).
Personnel from the Andaman and Nicobar Police, Forest Department, Indian
Navy, and Indian Coast Guard, as well as scuba divers from various
diving centres, collaborated to execute the intricate underwater
unfurling. Three school children - Fateh Jahaan Singh (16), Lavanya Eira
(15) and Ranvijay Singh (14) - were the youngest participants among
more than 200 divers.
Rishi Nath, adjudicator from Guinness World Records, formally confirmed
the achievement and presented the certificate to Lieutenant Governor (retired) D K
Joshi.
Source: Andaman Sets Guinness Record By Unfurling Largest Underwater National Flag, ndtv.com, 2 May 2026
* 3 May 2026
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday created another Guinness World
Record with the formation of the tallest human stack underwater at
Swaraj Dweep, formerly known as Havelock Island. Fourteen people,
including Lieutenant Governor (retired) DK Joshi, took part in forming the
22.3-metre-long stack, and they stayed under the water for three
minutes.
Source: ptinews.com, 3 May 2026
* 11 Oct 2025
Uttar Pradesh has set two world records in just 24 hours by constructing
a 10-kilometre crash barrier and laying 34.24 lane kilometres of
bituminous concrete road. This achievement has earned the state entries
in the Golden Book of World Records, Asia Book of Records, and Indian
Book of Records.
This world record consists of laying bituminous concrete on 34.24
kilometres, using 20,105 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete and
covering 171,210 square meters, all within 24 hours of nonstop
operations and 10km of metal beam crash barrier installation by PATEL
ancillary company Road Shield Private Limited.
Gujarat-based Patel Infrastructure Ltd (PATEL) has registered its name
in setting up the world record for the fastest construction of a 6-lane
Ganga Motorway project, which happens to be India's longest motorway
owned by a state, the company said in a statement.
Source: Uttar Pradesh sets two world records in road construction within 24 hours, economictimes.indiatimes.com, May 20, 2025
* 11 Oct 2025
The longest piece of asphalt/bituminous concrete laid continuously is
42.2 kms and was achieved by Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd. and Jagdish
Kadam (both India) between Amravati and Akola Districts on NH 53, India
from 3 to 7 June 2022.
The entire attempt happened in blistering heat, with temperatures
ranging between 40-45 degrees Celsius. The constructed road is a part of
National Highway 53 in India.
Source: guinnessworldrecords.com
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