Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited set the record for heaviest single span double decker steel bridge truss over railway tracks in an urban area at the Nagpur Metro Rail Project, Maharashtra, India. The Double Decker Steel Bridge Truss is of 80 m span and 18.9 m width weighed 1670 mt. The N-type configuration supported on RCC portal piers, with High Strength E350-B0 grade Structural Steel, connections of High Strength Friction Grip Bolts of 10.8 grade, along-with Shear Studs of yield strength 385 MPa and tensile strength of 495 MPa were used for Truss building, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited set the record for longest length of metro rail corridor construction in shortest time at the Nagpur metro rail project, Maharashtra, India, wherein the North South East West length of Metro Rail Corridor aggregated to a length of 24.088 kms with total 8 stations and interchange stations with platforms for North-South and East-West corridors. The construction started on May 31, 2015 and ended on September 5, 2019, covering a span of 51 months and 5 days, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Gayathri Vatsalya (SVK Shikshan Sanstha) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for maximum specially-abled people participating in an inclusive millet cooking contest. The SVK Shikshan Sanstha invited 540 specially-abled people from all walks of life along with normal people who came together and prepared Millet recipes, along with other ingredients at the Zero Mile Station, Freedom Park, Sitabuldi, Nagpur, Maharashtra on March 18, 2023 to support inclusion and to promote millets as a healthy eating option.

Welkin Stone Shadap (born on June 17, 2002) of Meghalaya, India, set a record for walking the maximum distance in a single day. He covered 101.54 km in 19 hours and 33 minutes from Mawiong Rim to Sohryngkham, back to Mawiong Rim and from Mawiong Rim to Saiden. He started walking on January 26, 2023 at 3.05 am and completed it on January 26, 2023 at 10.38 pm, as confirmed on February 14, 2023.

Archana Kumari Gupta (born on October 15, 1984) of Bihar, India, set a record for being the fastest to complete a motorcycle expedition to Char Dham of Uttarakhand, along with her husband. They started their journey on October 10, 2021 from Patna travelled through Lucknow, Haridwar, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Gomukh, Kedarnath, Badrinath and completed it on October 24, 2021 at Patna. They covered 4,300 km in 15 days, as confirmed on October 12, 2022.

Bishop Heber College, Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for making a human formation of a spinning wheel by the maximum number of students. One thousand girl students of Bishop Heber College participated to make a human formation (wearing Handloom sarees) of a spinning wheel on January 13, 2023 to promote the creativity of Handloom weavers, as confirmed on January 18, 2023.

Rotary District 3212 of Tamil Nadu, India and V.V.Vanniaperumal college for women, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu,  India set a record for maximum students attending women empowerment lessons. A total of 3,627 students between the age group of 17 to 21 years participated and attended the lessons on women empowerment at V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar. The topics include goal setting, career guidance, communication skills, women & entrepreneurship, women & family and many more, as confirmed on March 15, 2023.

Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) ,of Hainan, China, set a record for the maximum number of mermaids performing in an underwater show. A total of 110 professional mermaids performed in a colossal tank having a transparent acrylic curtain wall that is 16.5 meters long, 8.3 meters high and 0.65 meters thick, and holds 13500 tons of water storage, as confirmed on March 10, 2023.

N. D. Yojith (born on December 31, 2013) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite English alphabet in reverse order. He recited 26 letters of the English alphabet in reverse order (from Z to A) in 2 seconds and 3 milliseconds at the age of 9 years and 30 days, as confirmed on February 15, 2023.

Achyut Rajkumar Shikkeri (born on July 2, 2020) of Karnataka, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of chemical structures and formulas of elements. He identified 24 atomic structures and 24 chemical formulas of elements at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 7 days, as confirmed on January 25, 2023.