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Indore's Reoti Range Sets Green Record With 13.10 Lakh Trees
People in Indore, a city in India, decided to do something amazing for nature.
They planted a huge number of little trees, called saplings, in one special place called Reoti Range.
On one single day in 2024, they planted more than 12 lakh saplings — that is more than a million!
Then they looked after the young trees for two years, watering them and helping them grow.
Some saplings did not survive, so they grew new ones in a nursery and planted them instead.
Now, 13,10,012 trees are growing at Reoti Range.
That is such a big number that the Asia Book of World Records gave Indore a world record.
A big leader named Kailash Vijayvargiya said every tree helps clean the air we breathe.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea, called 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', inspired the people.
Indore wants to become a green city and has promised to plant even more trees.
Reoti Range in Indore now has 13,10,012 trees, a world record verified by the Asia Book of World Records.
More than 12,41,000 saplings were planted in a single day in 2024 by residents and Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, setting a world record.
A nursery was set up to replace saplings that did not survive, and one lakh more saplings were planted in 2025.
The record certificate was received during a Sunday plantation drive in which 51,000 trees were planted.
Official credit went to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and the Indore Municipal Corporation, while BJP leader BL Santosh linked the drive to PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative.
- Who
- Residents of Indore, Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, and the Indore Municipal Corporation, with credit also given to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
- What
- A world record was set for 13,10,012 trees thriving at Reoti Range, verified by the Asia Book of World Records after a 2024 mass plantation drive.
- Where
- Reoti Range, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- The record was verified two years after the 2024 plantation drive; the certificate was received during a plantation drive on a Sunday.
- Why
- To set a world green record, fight pollution, and carry forward PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' tree-planting initiative.
Key facts
- Total trees at Reoti Range
- 13,10,012 (13.10 lakh)
- Saplings planted in one day (2024)
- More than 12,41,000
- Additional saplings planted (2025)
- 1 lakh
- Trees planted on certificate day
- 51,000
- 2026 plantation target
- 21 lakh
- Record setter
- Asia Book of World Records
- Location
- Reoti Range, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Related initiative
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
Quotes
Kailash Vijayvargiya
Indore Urban Development Minister
“The city, already recognised for being India’s cleanest for the past 10 years, should now aim for the title of Green City and eventually a pollution‑free city.”
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“Residents who planted saplings two years ago were now seeing the trees and feeling proud.”
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Sources
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