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Varanasi achieved a historic milestone by planting 2,51,446 saplings within a single hour, surpassing the previous record held by China for eight years. The large-scale plantation drive was conducted on 350 bighas of land in Domari village along the banks of the Ganga. Around 20,000 participants took part in the synchronised effort, which was officially verified by a Guinness World Records judge. The area has been structured into 60 sectors named after prominent Kashi ghats, creating a symbolic urban forest using the Miyawaki method to promote rapid ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation.