Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was in Allahabad to distribute free saplings on the bank of the Ganga-Yamuna confluence, said the state government set four records on Friday.
KRC TIMES Desk
Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh, a series of world records have been made in the massive plantation drive Vriksharopan Mahakumbh on Friday, distributed 66,000 plants simultaneously in a stipulated time frame on the 77th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
More than 22 crore saplings were planted at 12.2 lakh locations under the drive-in the state.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was in Allahabad to distribute free saplings on the bank of the Ganga-Yamuna confluence, said the state government set four records on Friday.
The free distribution of saplings in the Prayagraj district created a world record after it was certified by the Guinness as the largest distribution of saplings in the world.
Yogi Adityanath also announced that 25 crore saplings would be planted in the Van Mahotsav next year.
Apart from planting 22 crores 59 lakh, 81 thousand 116 trees in a single day, 5 crore trees were planted at the same time at different locations in the first hour of the campaign from 9 to 10 am and 1.1 lakh trees were planted in Kasganj in the presence of Governor Anandiben Patel.
Chief Minister inaugurated the plantation drive by planting banyan tree at Jaitikheda in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow.
On the occasion, he said that in every district, Gandhi Udyan, a garden named after Mahatama Gandhi, would also be planted with trees that found mention in the literature related to him.
On the occasion, CM Yogi also unveiled the logo of ”Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” and handed saplings of ”Sahjan” (Drumstick) to five rural women.
