Superlatives India - Part 9

 

Superlatives

Location

The largest River without Delta

Narmada and Tapi

The largest Saline water Lake

Sambhar lake, Rajasthan

The largest Zoo

Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres)

The longest Bridge Above Water

Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.75 km)

The longest Canal

Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)

The longest Corridor

Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)

The longest Dam

Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

The longest National Highway

N.H-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)

The Longest Passenger Train Route

Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari

The longest Railway platform

Gorakhpur, UP

The longest River

The Ganga (2640 km. long)

The longest river of Southern India

Godawari

The longest Road

Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)

The Longest Sea Beach

Marina Beach (Chennai)

The longest Tunnel

Pir panjal tunnel

The most popular city

Mumbai (Maharastra)

The Oldest Church

St. Thomas Church at palayer, Thrissur (Kerela)

The Southern Indian State with Longest Costal line

Andhra Pradesh

The State with longest Coast Line

Gujarat

The State with maximum forest area

Madhya Pradesh

The Tallest Statue

Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada, Andra (41 m)

Youngest Param Vir Chakra Awardee

 Arun Khetarpal