Islamabad, July 11 (Inditop.com) Pakistan’s environment ministry will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record by planting maximum number of trees in a single day, a media report said.
India holds the current world record in the category by planting 447,874 trees in 24 hours in June this year.
The record attempt on July 15 is part of the events the ministry plans to undertake this year as part of its National Year of Environment initiative.
The trees will be planted in the Keti Bander area in Thatta district of Sindh province, some 150 km from the southeastern Pakistani city of Karachi.
The initiative will complement the efforts to increase forest cover in the country.
Three hundred people will take part in the exercise to break the world record, the Online news agency said Friday citing Federal Environment Minister Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi.
The event will be monitored by independent monitors and judges deputed by the Guinness World Records.
The programme will boost forest resources as well as create awareness among the masses about the environment, the minister said.
In view of the global significance of mangrove forests due to its protective role during Tsunamis, the government would also plant trees in the coastal areas of Sindh, Afridi told reporters here.
The project will be initiated in collaboration with the private sector, he said.
He added that Aug 18 will be declared as the National Forest Day and the public will be encouraged to plant trees on that day.
