In Just 60 Minutes, Ahmedabad Planted 3.61 Lakh Saplings & Won a World Record
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On 12 July 2026, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation set a new Guinness World Record by planting 361,000 saplings in one hour using the Miyawaki method, with over 25,000 volunteers transforming barren land on the city's outskirts into what is expected to become one of its largest urban forests.
The saplings planted will require sustained care and monitoring to ensure survival and long-term forest establishment.
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