Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar has lauded officials and staff of his department for enhancing glory of Madhya Pradesh by getting registered its name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the second time. The Minister said setting this record once again through massive cooperation of people and hard work of departmental officers was praiseworthy.
The Minister said name of MP had been included in Guinness Book of World Records for planting 1,43,72,801 simultaneously at 9,272 places on single day July 31, 2014 under Hariyali Mahotsav. Guinness Book of World Records has uploaded the world record on its website. Its authentic certificate has also been received.
Earlier, the world record was also in the name of Madhya Pradesh when over 55 lakh saplings were planted in Shahdol district on July 22, 2013. Though the Guinness Book had included in its records plantation of only 17,08,181 saplings that were planted in the presence of verification team.
Hariyali Mahotsav was launched by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on July 31, 2014 by plating a sapling at Bhopal. The same day, 1.64 crore saplings were planted in entire State. Ministers, MlAs, judges, officials, employees and other people enthusiastically participated in it. Saplings were planted in schools, colleges, public places, private land and forest areas. The Minister has praised Principal Chief Conservator of Forests V Satyam.
Hariyali Mahotsav is held every year by Forest Department to ensure people’s cooperation in forest conservation and create awareness about plantation outside forest areas. Its main objective is to give plantation programme shape of mass movement, augmentation of forests, sensitise people towards trees and increase community participation in environmental conservation.