Indians plant 250 million saplings in green campaign
Uttar Pradesh state in India has carried out a mass tree planting campaign aimed at increasing forest area. India has pledged to keep a third of its total land as forest cover.
The forest cover of the Uttar Pradesh has increased over past years, state officials said
Millions of people in India took part in an annual tree planting drive Sunday. More than 250 million saplings were planted in a single day across the country's most-populous state.
The campaign was led by Uttar Pradesh state government officials, lawmakers, and activists, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.