A 6000-feet-long banner painted by around 5000 children of various schools in Puducherry has entered the Limca Book of World Records, Education Minister of the Union Territory M O H F Shahjahan said on Thursday.
The banner which was displayed at the week-long 34th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Fair for Children-2007 here, projected the theme `Science and Mankind`. The children were let to use their imagination to bring about the theme.
Students from standard VI onwards started painting images from December 9 on the banner which was displayed at the fair, Director of Education, G Ragesh Chandra told PTI. The fair which started on Dec 21 ended on Thurday.
A digital banner running to 5000 feet, prepared by science teachers of all the schools, also was displayed at the fair.