The scrap sculpture museum which is on the campus of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Berhampur, Odisha, has found a place in the Asia Book of Records, as per a report in The New Indian Express.
The ITI principal announced that it has been named the largest open-air scrap sculpture park in Asia. Heart, Mind and Hand Show is the name of the museum which is spread across 10,000 square metres.?
It has 20 big sculptures of Giant Guitar, Iron Man, Terminator, Dolphin, Turtle, Helicopter, Chetak, Predator, Spotted Deer, Reindeer, Lizard, Peacock, Huge Cow, King Kong, Fishing Lure, Tank, Hanging Fish and Giraffe.?
¡°The park shows a new era of teaching concepts on design, ability to think, skill integration and teamwork in sectors like engineering, drawing, welding, sheet metal, masonry, fitting and painting. This is a new innovative concept of skill development through waste management. All sculptures ranging from seven feet to 70 feet have been designed, fabricated and installed in an open space,¡± said the principal Rajat Panigrahi.?
This is great news for the institute. So what is the next target? World Book of records? Not impossible. Let's wait and watch.