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Project Green Hands (PGH) is a grassroots ecological initiative established by Isha Foundation in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The stated mission of the project is to plant 114 million trees throughout Tamil Nadu as soon as possible and increase the forest cover in the state to 33 percent.〔(Stated Goal of the Organisation )〕〔(Target: 114 million trees in 10 years ), The Hindu, September 02, 2006, Retrieved on June 6, 2010〕 Since its inception, Project Green Hands has organized the planting of 8.2 million trees by over 2 million people in over 1800 communities across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.〔(Corporates partners with Isha foundation to support Project GreenHands ), Business Standard, June 06, 2010, Retrieved on June 6, 2010〕〔(Award for Project Green Hands ), The Hindu, June 08, 2010, Retrieved on June 8, 2010〕 ==History== PGH was launched during the World environmental week in June 2004 by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. PGH's first major mass tree planting marathon was held on October 17, 2006. The marathon was flagged off by Dr. M. Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, planting the first sapling at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai〔(Karunanidhi for planting more saplings ), The Hindu, October 16, 2007, Retrieved on June 6, 2010〕 and it concluded with the final sapling being planted by His Excellency Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu at Raj Bhavan.〔(In Chennai Today ), The Hindu, October 17, 2007, Retrieved on June 11, 2010〕 The marathon resulted in 852,587 saplings being planted in 6284 locations across 27 districts in Tamil Nadu by over 256,289 volunteers in just three days. This event resulted in the setting of a Guinness World Record for the most trees planted in three days.〔〔(Extending a green hand ), The Hindu, September 22, 2007, Retrieved on June 6, 2010〕〔(Documentation of the World Record effort ), Retrieved on September 29, 2010〕
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