Government mulls to plant saplings in Margherita depicting Assam's map

As the Assam government eyes Guinness World Record with a massive plantation drive across the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on September 15 said that 4 lakh seedlings will be planted in a map pattern which will showcase Assam's green beauty in a drone shot after 7 to 8 years.

"People in Pakistan planted 1 lakh trees in a day. Now we are planning to plant 10 lakh trees at the Bhairavkund area of Udalguri district to break the record of Pakistan. Over 22 km long line of seedlings has been designed in the Khanapara area with over 3.20 lakh saplings. On September 11, seven lakh people were trained digitally on the growing environmental issues, that will be a world record too though the results have not come out. On September 15, we will plant 3.50 lakhs of trees within 1 hour. After that, we will plant 4 lakh seedlings in Margherita within a map pattern which will showcase the beauty of Assam in drone shots. But it will take 7 to 8 years", addressing the media Sarma stated.

The chief minister also emphasized his plan about 50,00 youths working together to plant trees in the Geleki area of Assam's Sivasagar district. And that day 50 lakh people will plant two trees in their own homes and upload their photos on the state portal which will be the biggest online photo album of the tree plantation.