35,000 families in Dehradun plant 2.1 lakh trees to enter record books

DEHRADUN: Over 2.1 lakh trees were planted by 35,000 families in a day in Dehradun district, a feat that enabled them to enter the record books. The exercise was conducted on July 21 in 36 gram panchayats and 15 wards of the district covering areas such as Thano, Ranipokhri, Doiwala and other locations near forests.
Officials of Hero MotoCorp, the organisation which had sponsored the drive under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, told TOI that the record has been verified by ‘Asia Book of Records’ and ‘India Book of Records’ and has been officially registered as a new record under the category ‘Maximum families participating in a tree plantation drive’.
TOI visited the areas on Wednesday and spoke to the families that had participated in the drive. Sunil Joshi, a resident of Thano area, who took part in the activity, said,“We planted around 800 trees in one spot and over a thousand more at another. It feels good to get appreciation for this activity in the form of a record having been set.”