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Detailed explanation-1: -West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh): The Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh on Monday created two Guinness world records for “pouring the highest amount of concrete” and “largest continuous concrete pour in 24 hours".

Detailed explanation-2: -The Polavaram multipurpose irrigation project entered the Guinness Book of World Records today by pouring 32,000 cubic metres of concrete in 24 hours during the work of dam construction, according to Guinness officials present in Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram to record the feat.

Detailed explanation-3: -POLAVARAM (WEST GODAVARI): The Polavaram irrigation project, seen as the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, and Hyderabad-based infrastructure player Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd (NECL) on Monday created a world record by pouring 32,315.5 cubic metres of concrete into the spillway channel of the project.

Detailed explanation-4: -DUBAI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) – Guinness World Records on Tuesday officially announced that it recorded the ‘largest continuous concrete pour in the world’ in Dubai with a concrete volume of 21,580 cubic meters for a residential commercial building in Jebel Ali.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indira Sagar (Polavaram) project is located on river Godavari near Ramayyapet village of Polavaram Mandal of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.