India News | Bihar Students Form Human Chain Shaped Like India's Map Ahead of I-Day

Buxar, Aug 14 (PTI) Hundreds of students in Bihar's Buxar district on Sunday formed a human chain shaped like India's map with 75 metres in length, a feat that earned them a place in record books.

The event took place at M P High School in Buxar, with Union Minister Ashwini Choubey and mountaineer Santosh Yadav, the first woman to scale Mt Everest twice, in attendance.

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Choubey, who is also the local MP, exclaimed, "This is a world record and a matter of pride on the eve of Independence Day."

The minister also handed over to the participants a certificate issued by World Records India.

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