The Madhya Pradesh authorities on Sunday set a brand new Guinness World File for planting essentially the most timber in a day.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav obtained a certificates from the Guinness World Data staff after greater than 11 lakh saplings have been planted at a perform within the state’s Indore district on Sunday.
After the occasion, Yadav mentioned in an interview with the media that Indore is already the cleanest metropolis in India and the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh. It has set a world document of planting greater than 1.1 million saplings in a single day.
“Indore is now primary on the planet. My Indore brothers and sisters, I congratulate you all for creating historical past within the plantations after cleaning,” Yadav posted on his official X.
Earlier within the day, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah participated within the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ occasion and planted a sapling.
Prime Minister Modi launched the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ marketing campaign on June 5 to mark World Setting Day. Beneath this initiative, round 1.4 billion timber will probably be planted throughout the nation, together with 550 million timber in Madhya Pradesh, which Shah described because the “lungs of Bharat”.
Indore, which has been rated India’s cleanest metropolis by Swachh Survekshan for a few years, will plant 51 lakh saplings through the occasion, officers mentioned.
The plantation actions are carried out within the Revati Vary of BSF School, which is split into 9 zones and 100 divisions.
Officers mentioned moreover 2,000 BSF troopers, greater than 100 NRIs, NCC cadets from 50 faculties, a lot of residents and members of assorted social organizations have been concerned within the plantation drive.
In line with the Guinness World Data web site, the earlier document for essentially the most saplings planted in a 24-hour interval was 921,730. This document was set by the Forest Division, Authorities of Assam (India) on September 13 and 14, 2023, in Udalguri.
