A team of four enthusiasts, comprising Capt. Yogesh Kumar Gaur, Manmeet Singh (from Vedanta Resources Plc), Siddharth Sharma (Aditya Birla) and Capt. Abhishek Saraswat (Reliance Industries), has got the recognition for setting a national record in the adventure category.
They have found their name in the Limca Book of Records for fastest north-south expedition on a four-wheeler.
The journey was initiated from Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 27, 2012 and concluded in a record time of 72:47 hours at Kanyakumari on September 30, 2012.
The expedition was dedicated to the ‘destitute’ children of India and the team interacted with the local agencies, visited orphanages before flagging off at Leh and post conclusion of the expedition at Kanyakumari.
The record found a place in the 25th edition of the Limca Book of Records 2014, which was launched on March 6 in New Delhi.
The previous record for the fastest north–south expedition on a four-wheeler, as registered in the Limca Book of Records was made by three individuals from Chandigarh who took 79:15 hours to conclude the journey.
“The current record has been established by breaking the existing record by 6:28 hours. It was quite a thrilling experience indeed,” Capt. Gaur, who looks after HR in the Vedanta’s green coal terminal project at Visakhapatnam Port, told The Hindu on Thursday.
