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Visually challenged people stitched 'world's largest jute bag'
Updated On: 01 September, 2019 11:46 AM IST | Tamil Nadu | mid-day online correspondent
Members of the transgender community and students of a technical institute have assisted the visually challenged people during the process of stitching the bag to make a record

9 visually challenged persons with the help of students & transgender community stitched a 65-ft high & 33-ft wide jute bag on August 30 to discourage the use of plastic carry bags. Pic/ANI
Tamil Nadu: Nine visually challenged people have stitched the "world's largest jute bag" measuring 33ft-wide and 66ft-tall in just five hours with an aim to make an entry in Guinness World Record and spread awareness about no-use of plastic. According to news agency, ANI, on Friday, members of the transgender students and community of a technical institute in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district have assisted the visually challenged people during the process of stitching the bag to make a record.
Coimbatore: 9 visually challenged persons with the help of students & transgender community stitched a 65-ft high & 33-ft wide jute bag on August 30 to discourage the use of plastic carry bags. The group also attempted Guinness World record for the ‘Largest Jute Bag’. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/SxB38y6uGW
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