Creating History

 

 

“The longest piece of asphalt/bituminous concrete laid continuously was achieved by Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd pune,India and Jagdish Kadam - CMD between Amravati and Akola Districts on (NH6 old) NH53, India from 3 to 7 June 2022," says the certificate by the Guinness World Records.

 

During the attempt out Team’s tenacity and perseverance were tested to the limits. The field-team had to combat the 47 deg C temperature of the scorching sun and survive a 150 deg C of the freshly paved bitumen concrete for full 5 days. The expert teams from respective Machine suppliers stood vigil to ensure seamless operations of such jobs. Our front and backend team worked tirelessly and went sleepless, night after night, to watch, monitor, supervise and ensure no glitches or hindrances created any obstructions. The statistics of the entire project were incredibly astounding. 36,634 Metric tons of bituminous concrete was paved in 105 hours and 33 minutes with the help of 728 workers. 80 Tippers, 5 Batch Mix plants, just 1 sensor paver with a hopper, 6 Tandem Rollers and 2 Pneumatic Tyre Rollers were employed. Spares were kept on a constant stand-by, and fueling and machine maintenance was all carried out on-line, without any halting, with a team of expert engineers to prevent stoppages, failures, or breakdowns.

 

 

 

 The first milestone was accomplished on June 6th, 2022 at 12.27 pm when the 25.275 kms mark was crossed and the existing world record was broken. The next milestone was achieved on 7th June 2022 at 4.50 pm when the 75 kms mark was crossed. The entire team was over the moon celebrating and cheering. The final call was given at 5.00 pm on June 7th, 2022 and the Paver and allied machines halted. A distance of 42.200 kms was covered in a double lane for the NEW Guinness World Record. The Certificate was awarded to Raj Path Infracon amidst much cheer and applause of the audiences and swarming media. The Honorable Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari expressed his immense pleasure and pride on achievement of this impressive and incredible feat, by personally airing a congratulatory message to the nation.

 

 

 

 This stupendous success was coupled with many other vital activities that were conducted behind the scenes. The Plantation drive to plant 98000 plants, geo-tag, nurture and sustain them was conducted since April 2022 and promoted on the World Environment day on June 6, 2022. 34 huge Farm Ponds were constructed that helped sustain the local farmers during the harsh summer months and ameliorate the grave situation of the water-starved villages in the region, this summer.

 

It is worthy to mention that the Raj Path Infracon has decided to dedicate this dauntless effort and achievement to the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrating the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. On the lines of “Gati-Shakti” project launched by the PM Narendra Modi under the dynamic leadership of Union Roads, Highways and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Raj Path Infracon’s project aims to achieve integrated and seamless multi-modal connectivity for the movement of people, goods and services across the country.

  

Honourable Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari took to Twitter on Tuesday (7th June) to inform the world about this achievement. 75+ Km single lane continuous Bituminous Concrete Road is equivalent to 37.5 Km of 2-Lane Paved shoulder road. The minister added that the team of 800 NHAI employees and 720 workers including the team of independent consultants were involved in the job that started on 3rd June and was completed on 7th June. The work was completed in record time of 105 hours.

 

 

 

 

The Amravati to Akola section is the part of National Highway-53(NH6 old) and an important East-West corridor, he added. Passing through the mineral-rich region of the country, the section connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola, Dhule, and Surat. He congratulated the NHAI team, consultants, and concessionaire Raj Path Infracon Private Limited and Jagdish Kadam on achieving the Guinness World Record.

 

Raj Path Infracon had created a world record before the GWR attempt as well. Previously, Raj Path Infracon had pegged a world record by constructing a road between Pusegaon and Mhasurne (in the Satara district of Maharashtra) in 24 hours. NHAI evaluated the credentials of Raj Path Infracon and then it awarded this prestigious assignment to Raj Path Infracon for the stretch of National Highway 6 ( old National Highway 53).

 

 This stupendous success was coupled with many other vital activities that were conducted behind the scenes. The Plantation drive to plant 98000 plants, geo-tag, nurture and sustain them was conducted since April 2022 and promoted on the World Environment day on June 6, 2022. 34 huge Farm Ponds were constructed that helped sustain the local farmers during the harsh summer months and ameliorate the grave situation of the water-starved villages in the region, this summer

 

Such a target has never been dreamt of, set or achieved in the domain of infrastructure- especially road construction and paving, and that too in India. Raj Path Infracon and our CMD Mr. Jagdish Kadam was cordially invited and felicitated at the hands of the Chief Guest Shri Om Birla, Hon’able Speaker Lok Sabha in the presence of illustrious personalities Shri Nitin Gadkari Hon’ble Minister of RTH and Gen. (Dr.) V.K. Singh (Retd.), Hon’ble Minister of State, (RT&H) and Civil Aviation, with a special Excellence Award under the National Highways Excellence Awards (NHEA) for our contribution to Innovation in design, practices & technology in the highway sector, by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a grandceremony and national eventon the theme “Innovation and Excellence in Road Construction”on June 28,2022 under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, at the prestigious Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.