Tailor Mohammed Nasim Qureshi is all set to sew his way into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The shirt to be sewed by Qureshi to get into the records book would be 264 feet long, 180 feet wide and would require
11,716 metres of cloth.
Kolkata Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said the 35-year-old tailor of Ekbalpore submitted to him a miniature of his proposed shirt (which is 10 feet long) and sought his permission to use the sprawling Park Circus ground to launch his mega stitching project.
The project would cost Rs 4.13 lakh, the mayor said adding, Qureshi was looking for a sponsor for his venture, which would take about 45 days to complete.
The mayor said that a sum of Rs 25,000 was handed over to Qureshi on behalf of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
"Permission has been given to Qureshi to use Park Circus maidan after the Durga Puja free of cost," he said.
According to the mayor, Qureshi has claimed that his proposed shirt will get into Guinness book of records.
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