India grows 50 million trees in just one day

Hundreds of thousands of Indians set Guinness world records by planting 50 million trees in just one day.

According to Telegraph, more than 800,000 volunteers including students, lawmakers, government officials, housewives and volunteers of some non-governmental organizations in India join in planting 50 million trees within 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh state on July 11.

Planting sites are located along national highways, highways, railways and forest land.

Indian women participate in tree planting projects.(Photo: AP).

"The world recognizes that serious efforts are needed to reduce CO ₂ emissions, thereby mitigating the effects of global climate change. Uttar Pradesh has had a beginning in this regard," Akhilesh Yadav, the governor of Uttar Pradesh state, said.

Earlier, Guinness world record of the number of trees planted in a day was set in Pakistan in 2013, with the number of 847,275 trees.

The Indian government dedicated $ 6.2 billion to a tree planting campaign to increase forest acreage, contributing to the fulfillment of the nation's commitments at the Global Climate Change Summit (COP 21). in Paris, France, 2015.

"The contribution of the planting project is to focus on important issues. It addresses many of India's major issues such as pollution, deforestation and land use , " said Anit Mukherjee at the Global Development Center. , to speak.

Officials involved in the project told the Associated Press that about 60% of the saplings planted had a hope of surviving. It is expected that the remaining trees will die due to disease or lack of water.