Nitin Gadkari hails Rajpath Infracon for accomplishing Guinness World Record
Gadkari shared this information on his Twitter handle and also posted a picture of the highway and also the certificate by the Guinness World Record.
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Akola, June 8: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari hailed Rajpath Infracon and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for successfully completing a Guinness World Record by constructing 75 Km continuous bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH-53 highway in less than five days.
800 employees and 700 workers were involved in the construction of the stretch. Rajpath Infracon had created a world record prior to this, by constructing a road between Sangli and Satara in 24 hours. The bituminous mix of 36,634 MT consisting of 2,070 MT of bitumen was used.
The stretch between Amravati and Akola in Maharashtra was completed in a record time of 105 hours & 33 minutes. Gadkari shared this information on his Twitter handle. He also posted a picture of the highway and also the certificate by the Guinness World Record.
#ConnectingIndia with Prosperity!
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 7, 2022
Celebrating the rich legacy of our nation with #AzadiKaAmrutMahotsav, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji @NHAI_Official successfully completed a Guinness World Record (@GWR)... pic.twitter.com/DFGGzfp7Pk
Gadkari in a tweet said, "#ConnectingIndia with Prosperity! Celebrating the rich legacy of our nation with #AzadiKaAmrutMahotsav, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji @NHAI_Official successfully completed a Guinness World Record (@GWR)."
In a video message, Gadkari said commemorating 75 years of India’s independence and under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NHAI has created a world record that was certified by the Guinness World Records. The total length of the 75 km of single lane continuous bituminous concrete road is equivalent to 37.5 km of two-lane paved shoulder road. The work started on June 3, 2022 at 7:27 am and completed on June 7, 2022 at 5 pm, he added.
The Minister said the Amravati to Akola section is part of NH 53, this is an important east-east corridor which connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur and Surat. He said once completed, this stretch will play a major role in easing movement of traffic and freight on this route.
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The section was constructed by private contractor Rajpath Infracon. The construction of the Amravati-Akola highway began at 6 am on Saturday and was completed on Tuesday. The NH-53 highway passes through a mineral-rich region of India. It connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola, Dhule and Surat.
The section was constructed by private contractor Rajpath Infracon. The construction of the Amravati-Akola highway began at 6 am on Saturday and was completed on Tuesday. The NH-53 highway passes through a mineral-rich region of India. It connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola, Dhule and Surat.
Previously, the record was held by the Public Works Authority, ASHGHAL of Qatar on February 27, 2019. That road was part of the Al-Khor Expressway and it had taken 10 days to complete the task.
800 employees and 700 workers were involved in the construction of the stretch. Rajpath Infracon had created a world record prior to this, by constructing a road between Sangli and Satara in 24 hours. The bituminous mix of 36,634 MT consisting of 2,070 MT of bitumen was used.
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