ahmedabad you can be a part of the historic green drive in the city being conducted by ahmedabad municipal corporation amc and the state forests department on saturday the amc authorities have launched a dedicated helpline for a week starting from july 31 where anyone can call to become a volunteer and contributor ahmedabad municipal commissioner ip gautam said the city should participate in this green festival there are more than 400 sites selected for plantation of saplings where the volunteers can come and join the drive he added individuals can also contribute for the cause of tree guardsthe plantation drive will start from july 1 and continue till march 3 2011 the parks and garden department of amc will be planting 29 lakh trees in different parts of the city gautam said the helpline number will help the denizens in locating the nearest site where they can participate the massive plantation drive will also be properly documented in presence of two witnesses for applying for limca book of world records and guinness book of world records however the survival of planted saplings would be a challenge for the civic body gautam said during the plantation drive in past the survival rate of trees was not up to our expectations but this time we will ensure that plants survive and also encourage public to adopt treesthe amc authorities have deputed more than 400 amc officials also 700 officials from municipal school board national cadet corps national service scheme home guards officials jila panchayat and revenue department will also participate on the green designs for the city deputy municipal commissioner and incharge of parks and gardens sk langa said making the city green is high on our agenda with amc taking lot of measures to increase the tree cover in the city