New Delhi: Four workers of a factory in India's southern Kerala state spent four months using 470,000 coir tufts to churn out "the world's longest doormat" - and they are hoping it will go straight into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The mat made at the Travancore Cocotuft (P) Ltd factory measures 101.6 metres (333.3ft) in length, 1.2 metres (4ft) in width, is 30mm thick and weighs 999 kg. It costs about Rs.4 lakh.
"They (Guinness World Records) have asked us for the basic information and we are in the process of preparing that and once they are convinced, they will visit us to see the product, which is a doormat,' said P. Mahadevan, CEO of the company, here.
The thought of manufacturing the world's longest mat, according to Mahadevan, was inspired by a project initiated in the state for the SIDBI in Alappuzha, for the growth of the coir industry in the state.
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New Delhi: Four workers of a factory in India's southern Kerala state spent four months using 470,000 coir tufts to churn out "the world's longest doormat" - and they are hoping it will go straight into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The mat made at the Travancore Cocotuft (P) Ltd factory measures 101.6 metres (333.3ft) in length, 1.2 metres (4ft) in width, is 30mm thick and weighs 999 kg. It costs about Rs.4 lakh.
"They (Guinness World Records) have asked us for the basic information and we are in the process of preparing that and once they are convinced, they will visit us to see the product, which is a doormat,' said P. Mahadevan, CEO of the company, here.
The thought of manufacturing the world's longest mat, according to Mahadevan, was inspired by a project initiated in the state for the SIDBI in Alappuzha, for the growth of the coir industry in the state.
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