GUINNESS RECORD
The cold desert of Leh on Sunday 10th October,2010 entered the Guinness Book of world Records after 53,300 saplings were planted at avillage in Leh less than an hour by 9,000 volunteers under a drive supported by Buddhist monks to mark the green Common wealth Games in Delhi.
The earlier record was held by peru,where 40,000 saplings were planted in 60 minutes by 8000 volunteers. Sundays programme was flagged off by chairman of the Live to Love’ initiative, at 10 am on 10th October,2010. The event was held in collaboration with the Commonwealth Games Delhi.
More than 15000 volunteers reached changa village, nearly 40 km from Leh town in the morning, but only 9,000 were allowed to participate. A team of three members from the Guinness world Records was in the village to monitor the event. The Guinness team announced that 9000 people had successfully planted.50,300 saplings in less than an hour.
Prof. John Kurakar
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