Amrit Brikshya Andolan: Assam govt creates nine Guinness World Records
Amrit Brikshya Andolan launched by the Government of Assam received fitting recognition, as the state created nine Guinness World Records in nine different categories.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received the certificates from Guinness World Record Adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar at a function held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here today.
Sarma launched Amrit Brikshya Andolan and as a part of the drive a total of 1,11,17,781 seedling of commercially valuable tree species were planted across the State on a single day on 17 September, 2023.
The entire exercise was carried out in Jan Bhagidaari model, through active involvement of the Self-Help Group Members, ASHA Workers, Anganwadi Workers, educational institutions, police personnel including VDP, tea garden workers, government officials and other citizens. During Amrit Brikshya Andolan started by the Department of Environment and Forests attempts were made to create Guinness World Records.
Accordingly, nine records were made in nine categories. In the first category that is in the Longest Line of Potted Saplings category, record was made at Veterinary College Field, Khnapara, Guwahati by Kamrup East Forest Division and 22.22 km long line of 3,22,444 poly potted saplings were arranged in a spiral form with beautiful lighting.
It was a new category of Guinness World Records. The seedlings arranged in spiral form were of Agar and Mahogony species.
In the second category that is in the Largest Number of Saplings Distributed at one venue in 24 hours, record was made when sapling arranged in the spiral form at Veterinary College Field, Khnapara, were distributed to Self Help Group members, public, paramilitary forces, educational institutions etc. A total of
