800,000 government officials, stuents and volunteers in the
state of Uttar Pradesh set a new World Record for “Most trees planted in 24
hours (team)”
A total of 50,414,058 million trees in total were planted as part of the
massive ecological drive which took place last month.
The initiative formed part of a pledge India made at 2015’s climate
change summit in Paris to increase the nation’s forest cover by 235 million acres
by 2030, in response to the nation having six of the top ten most polluted
cities in the world.
Taking place in over 6,146 locations, small trees were planted on roads and
public property.
The Department Forest and Wildlife of the Government of Uttar Pradesh
aims to cover almost a third of the state in trees by 2030 and in turn in turn
help its citizens breathe a little cleaner.
While the challenge of global warming and deforestation still stands,
Uttar Pradesh officials are focusing on the short-term issues, like keeping the
young trees alive long enough to make an impact.
The signed piece of paper that marked the agreement for tree planting
has blossomed into a beautiful record of ecological benefits.
All India Radio commends the participants who planted to make the
country and the world at large a more environmentally friendly place.
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