<p>Bihar set a record on Saturday when around two crore people joined hands to form a 11,292 km-long human chain in the state. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The event was organised to create awareness about the liquor ban imposed here in April. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had given a call to all, including the Opposition, to join the human chain. <br /><br />The BJP decided to support the move after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Nitish for initiating a cataclysmic change in society by successfully imposing prohibition.<br /><br />The BJP leaders, however, did not turn up at the historic Gandhi Maidan of Patna, where Nitish and Lalu Prasad Yadav joined hands with others to form a human chain depicting Bihar’s map.<br /><br />The BJP leaders formed a separate human chain at Siwan, where they had a party meet.<br />Four Isro satellites – two Indian and two foreign – had their cameras focused on the state to capture that rare moment when men, women and children of all ages were holding hands to form the longest human chain.<br /><br />Breaking record<br />This human chain is said to have surpassed the 10,000 km-long chain created in Bangladesh in 2004. <br /><br />Apart from satellite imagery, four trainer aircraft with two cameras each were deployed for photography. Around 40 drones – one for each district in the state – covered the event.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Bihar set a record on Saturday when around two crore people joined hands to form a 11,292 km-long human chain in the state. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The event was organised to create awareness about the liquor ban imposed here in April. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had given a call to all, including the Opposition, to join the human chain. <br /><br />The BJP decided to support the move after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Nitish for initiating a cataclysmic change in society by successfully imposing prohibition.<br /><br />The BJP leaders, however, did not turn up at the historic Gandhi Maidan of Patna, where Nitish and Lalu Prasad Yadav joined hands with others to form a human chain depicting Bihar’s map.<br /><br />The BJP leaders formed a separate human chain at Siwan, where they had a party meet.<br />Four Isro satellites – two Indian and two foreign – had their cameras focused on the state to capture that rare moment when men, women and children of all ages were holding hands to form the longest human chain.<br /><br />Breaking record<br />This human chain is said to have surpassed the 10,000 km-long chain created in Bangladesh in 2004. <br /><br />Apart from satellite imagery, four trainer aircraft with two cameras each were deployed for photography. Around 40 drones – one for each district in the state – covered the event.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
