Gandhinagar sets Guinness World Record with 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour
The Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency set a Guinness World Record on 12 July 2026 by planting over 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour using the Miyawaki method, during a mass plantation drive launched by Amit Shah.
Summary
The Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat set a Guinness World Record on 12 July 2026 by planting over 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour using the Miyawaki method, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, congratulating the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and more than 25,000 volunteers. Amit Shah launched a mass plantation drive in the constituency under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, in which citizens planted more than 1.26 crore saplings, over 1.15 crore of them at 404 public sites. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation also inaugurated 101 Oxygen Parks in a single day, and Sanand, Gandhinagar, Kalol and Ahmedabad have together raised green cover by 11.23%, with a target of 20% by 2029. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, by planting a peepal tree at Buddha Jayanti Park, Delhi.
Key facts
- Record
- Guinness World Record: 3.61 lakh+ saplings in one hour, Miyawaki method
- Date
- 12 July 2026
- Saplings planted
- 1.26 crore+ in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency (1.15 crore+ at 404 public sites)
- Volunteers
- 25,000+
- Oxygen Parks
- 101 inaugurated in one day by AMC
- Green cover
- +11.23% (Sanand, Gandhinagar, Kalol, Ahmedabad); target 20% by 2029
- Static link
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam launched by PM on 5 June 2024 (World Environment Day), Buddha Jayanti Park
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which method was used to plant over 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, setting a Guinness World Record in July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Miyawaki method
The record was set using the Miyawaki method of dense plantation.
How many Oxygen Parks did the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation inaugurate in a single day on 12 July 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 101
AMC inaugurated 101 Oxygen Parks in a single day; 404 was the number of public plantation sites.
The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, under which the Gandhinagar plantation drive was held, was launched by the Prime Minister on which occasion?
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Correct answer: A — World Environment Day, 5 June 2024
PM Modi launched 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' on World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, by planting a peepal tree at Buddha Jayanti Park, Delhi.