and postplantation similarly videos of one minute each were shot at every site for pre during and postplantation period besides plantation at every site was monitored and validated by two witnesses on the plantation day each of the 12000 witness reports and 6000 layout plans was read and compiled by the forest department the reports given by the witnesses and third party auditors were all submitted to the guinness the number of trees planted were counted by kpmg international and the third party verification was done by the energy research institute besides forest department held review meeting of the plantation every monday abundant rains hampered the exercise at nighasan and palia in lakhimpur kheri and over two lakh saplings could not be planted because of deluge at the two places this also brought down the number of plantation sites from around 6160 to about 6130 the result would be gauged using satellite mapping after monsoon ends and trees gain a sizeable strength and canopy each range officer has a gps device to ensure realtime monitoring officersincharge will have to click a selfie at the inspection site with background clearly visible and send to the headquarter each plantation site has been linked to the nearest education centre so that students can keep watch on trees and alert forest department in case damage if any is done to the plantation site besides irrigation to all saplings will be ensured through borings info verification big task 60000 photographs were scanned 18000 videos of one minute each were viewed 12000 witness reports were studied more than 6000 layout plans were vet 6000 plantation sites are being monitored through gps irrigation will be ensured through boring