Overview
- Guinness adjudicator Rishi Nath confirmed the tally on site via drone surveillance and digital counting, surpassing China’s 2018 mark of 153,981.
- The planting took place at Sujabad Domari across nearly 350 bighas, divided into 60 sectors named after Kashi’s ghats.
- More than 20,000 participants joined, including units of the Army, NDRF, CRPF, Uttar Pradesh Police, civic departments, and student volunteers.
- The species mix spans 27 native trees plus fruit and medicinal plants, with irrigation secured by a 10.8 km pipeline, 10 borewells, and 360 rain gun systems.
- The Namo Van plan targets about 300,000 plants with walking tracks, meditation and yoga spaces, flower and herbal parks, play areas, and projected municipal revenue from year three.