Indore, known as India’s cleanest city, has added another feather to its cap by setting a new Guinness World Record for the most trees planted by a group in 24 hours. Indore planted more than 1.1 million trees between July 13 and 14, 2024, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. This initiative surpasses the previous record of 921,730 set in September 2023 by Assam’s Forest Department.
The programme, which aims to honour mothers and Mother Earth by planting trees, received significant support. The Union Home Minister joined the campaign by planting a sapling in the BSF Academy’s Revati Range, where the plantation drive included nine zones and 100 sub-zones.
More than 2,000 BSF jawans, over 100 NRIs, NCC cadets from 50 schools, and a large number of individuals and social organisations all participated in this tremendous endeavour.
The plantation included a wide variety of trees, from long-lived species like Banyan and Neem to medicinal plants like Guava and Amla. Experts predict that Indore’s record-breaking success will inspire similar large-scale environmental projects across the country, helping India realise its ambitious goals of increasing forest cover and combating climate change.
