The students of Brahmapur ITI are in the talk everywhere in the city for their innovative work.
According to information available, the students of the institute have sought an entry into the Guinness Book of the World Records for their ingenious development of an alluring model of 22.1 feet high object which is claimed to be the “largest fishing lure of the world” . The lure, made up of scrap, is 99 cm wide and its hook measures 3.33 feet, said Principal of the institute Rajat Panigrahi.
The institute has submitted a formal application to the Guinness Book of World Records for recognising the exemplary lure as the largest in the world, Panigrahi claimed.
The fishing lure which is currently figured in the Guinness Book of World Records is only 15.2 feet in height at USA. The students and Principal of the ITI are quite confident to break the existing world record and set up a new record by such induction.
The open-air scrap museum which is coming up shortly in the institute's campus will instal such huge structures for the view of the general public as well as technocrats.
According to information available, 20 students from fitter, welder and painting trade have succeeded in designing, developing, fabricating and painting the lure within a short span of 40 days during their internship programme. For this innovating design, the students collected the scrap of iron rods and the GI sheets from the Trysem Hostel (demolished a couple of years back) after appropriate chemical treatment in order prevent rust, the students said.
Two damaged lens of camera have been used as the eyes of the lure, sources said.
The basic objective of developing such an exemplary and innovative lure is to accord a special identity to Gopalpur-On-Sea and popularizing its fishing pier.