Sindh Forest Department has successfully broken her own Guinness World Record of Planting maximum number of Mangroves in 24 hours, by planting one million plants as compared to previous record of 847,275 saplings. Sindh Forest Department achieved Guinness World Record (GWR) of Planting maximum number of trees in 24 hours by a team of 300 volunteers twice in the year 2009 and 2013 respectively.
The record breaking plantation campaign was held at Village Ismail Jat near Jooho, Keti Bandar which is Area of Responsibility of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy teams including 45 personnel also participated in the campaign along with comprehensive logistic support and security arrangements in the Area.
Chief Minister Sindh, Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah witnessed the plantation and graced the ceremony as Chief Guest.
While speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister emphasized on the need of focused attention and coordinated efforts from all walks of the society. He lauded the concerted efforts of
Pakistan Navy for always spearheading Mangrove Plantation Campaign to save marine ecosystem. Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah also thanked
Pakistan Navy for providing security and logistics support for successful conduct of the event.
A large number of PN and civil officials including representatives from business community attended the ceremony. Guinness World Record journalists, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), officials from Federal and Provincial Forest Departments were also present on the occasion.