NHAI sets two Guinness World Records on Bengaluru-Vijayawada expressway in Andhra
Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday announced that the National Highways Authority of India has set two Guinness World Records during the construction of Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G) in Andhra Pradesh.
The milestone was reached by the private firm Rajpath Infracon Private Ltd.
In a post on X, Naidu said, "Today, NHAI... achieved two Guinness World Records in Andhra Pradesh on the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G) by laying 28.95 lane-kilometres and 10,675 MT of Bituminous Concrete continuously within 24 hours."
He credited the extraordinary feat to the vision of the union government and the leadership of Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
He noted that it was achieved in full compliance with stringent NHAI quality standards, with exceptional commitment from engineers, workers, and field teams.
Naidu extended best wishes to the teams as two more Guinness World Records are being attempted by January 11, on Packages two and three of the economic corridor in Andhra Pradesh.
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Robbery on Sahyadri Express in Satara district; mobiles, jewellery looted
Mumbai (PTI): A gang of robbers stopped the Kolhapur-Mumbai Sahyadri Express in Maharashtra's Satara district by tampering with a signal and looted valuables from passengers, police said.
The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Shenoli station in Karad taluka, close to the Satara-Sangli border, an official said.
The train came to a halt after the suspects apparently caused the signaling system to malfunction, he said.
They then boarded the train and robbed passengers of valuables including mobile phones and gold ornaments, the official said.
On being alerted, a team of Miraj Railway Police reached the spot and initiated a probe.
Efforts are on to identify and trace the accused, police said.
