Indore Creates Guinness World Record with 11 Lakh Saplings Planted in a Day

Indore, India's cleanest city, has set a world record by planting over 11 lakh saplings in 24 hours. This initiative underscores the city's commitment to environmental sustainability. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav received the official certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Indore, Madhya Pradesh has set a new world record by planting more than 11 lakh saplings within 24 hours, further solidifying its reputation as India's cleanest city while showcasing a dedication to environmental sustainability. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav was presented with the official certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records.

"Indore is now number one in the world. Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to my brothers and sisters of Indore for creating history in plantation, following our achievements in cleanliness. Thanks to your participation, Indore, the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh and the cleanest city in our country, has set a world record by planting more than 11 lakh saplings in a single day," CM Yadav said in a post on X. He added, "Inspired by our esteemed Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and with the honorable presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah ji, Madhya Pradesh has proudly achieved this remarkable feat, conveying a powerful message of nature conservation and dedicated service to Mother Earth."

Nishchal Barot, a consultant for Guinness World Records, told ANI that the previous record was held by Assam, which saw 926,000 saplings planted in a single day. "The title of this Guinness World Record is 'Most trees planted by a team within 24 hours'. We started this record on July 13 at 7:03 pm and it continued until today at 7:03 pm. The good thing is that Indore broke the old record at 5:00 pm. Assam held the old record for planting 926,000 saplings in 24 hours. The numbers will be released later. However, we have handed the certificate of the new world record to CM Mohan Yadav," he said.

The plantation site, Revati Range, was divided into 9 zones and 100 sub-zones. The mega plantation drive was monitored through 100 cameras, and it took around 46 days for the administration to prepare for this drive. Earlier on Saturday, Urban Administration Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya addressed a press conference to share information about the upcoming world record and the preparations made for the mega plantation drive on Sunday.

Urban Administration Minister Vijayvargiya and Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava congratulated the citizens, along with BSF soldiers and over 200 social, educational, religious, and business organizations that participated in the plantation drive. "The vision for planting 11 lakh saplings was conceived on May 27. After 46 days of hard work and a dedicated team, we have reached this significant milestone today," Vijayvargiya said. (ANI)

(With inputs from agencies.)