05 Hidden facts about India which you don't know

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  1. A floating post office

India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.
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  1. Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space
    The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
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  2. Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference
    It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.
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  3. The highest cricket ground in the world
    At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.
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  4. The world's largest producer of milk
    India recently overtook the European Union with production reaching over 132.4m tonnes in 2014.
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nice information...great research..

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