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A river in UP had turned into a garbage dump — until 21-year-old Aakash Gupta decided to act. With no funding or equipment, he and a small group of youngsters spent weeks cleaning the polluted Manorama River, removing over 500 kg of waste in just 39 days. People mocked... show more

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Mr. X in Bombay™4 months ago

Ask why does it take one boy to restore the river ? What is UP administration doing...are they sleeping on taxpayers money ? 👎

Barun4 months ago

We need more such community efforts, supported by local Govts to restore our ponds and rivers. This is India’s biggest challenge- how to solve water issues. Once this is tackled, we can take head on a lot of other challenges. Kudos to Aakash Gupta ans the team

ASPR4 months ago

What are haramkhor IAS doing other than bullying people on Social media? Wasn't this the job of the administration, which should have a list of all the water bodies and clear, auditable programs on how to keep them clean and viable?

Kusum2094 months ago

@anandmahindra Please reach out to this warrior and help strengthen his efforts. He is doing what govts wont. A few electoral bonds less to bjp and divert the money to this hero.

#nonhumanrights4 months ago

This is great but then what is the government there for? Why no accountability for not protecting this river and other ecosystems? Else this shall be a never ending loop... @mygovindia

Ritesh4 months ago

How can someone enter in dirty river without shoes or any equipment this can cause you infection , 🙏🏼 , I Also respect you for cleaning but care yourself ❤️

Avaia🌷4 months ago

There should be a system where if local administration fails to maintain an area, local people can directly ask for the supplies & equipment needed & do it themselves. Bec honestly, if these sarkari officers aren’t going to do anything, then what exactly are we paying taxes for?

भारत 🇮🇳 का दुश्मन मेरा दुश्मन4 months ago

With introduction of plastic wrappers & consumables our rivers oceans & earth have a threat to breath due to rampant dumping of plastic waste into them?? Wake up before we all are suffocated @UNEP @UNFCCC

Anil Kumar - Educator & Counselor🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️4 months ago

FANTASTIC Effort👏👏👏👌👌✊️✊️🚩💧💧💧 In this way All Defunct Lakes & Wells must Revived/Restored✊️✊️💧💧🩵🇮🇳

anilgour4 months ago

👌👌👏👏👍👍💪💪🙏🌷💞💞🫡

Philip Morage4 months ago

Whats stopping us?? Literally the local strongman who is hellbent on grabbing the local pond and making it into a plain land.

The Pune Index4 months ago

We have to stop people dumping in our surrounding area for that all people should be actively be alert & immediately stop people who dump/ spits in our area

BaapOfCongress4 months ago

Did an MLA come to take credit for it? Hopefully, @myogioffice is looking at it.

Ski 🇮🇳4 months ago

Hopefully the villagers don't go back to polluting the river again. Great job by the young citizens.

Santosh Subramanian4 months ago

Someone tag the motherfuckers that run the local governance in this place and slap them.

Nitin Bhatia🇮🇳❤🇮🇳4 months ago

Are you sleeping @JalShaktiMin

Shweta N4 months ago

Awesome!

Satinder Singh Sekhon4 months ago

Only if people wouls stop dumping pooja samagri and garbage and untreated sewage in the rivers they would also be clean.

dhara4 months ago

Keep up the good work 👍

Comrade दस्पटकर शिंदे (भाई )#80554 months ago

@mi_puneri Very Nice ☺️

kanchu4 months ago

Salute.

ANANDNEETI4 months ago

Acha laga dekh ke🙂🙃 i want that much money that I can actually fund this entire mission with out even 2nd thought

Dogface4 months ago

If you can't clean at least don't polute such places by dumping garbage

Harsha Kumar4 months ago

👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👌

Robby4 months ago

All these people are not ordinary. Thanks to them.

Seema4 months ago

Real animal welfare is keeping the rivers & environment clean Rivers need to be alive to support lives

Kaushalya4 months ago

🙏🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🫡🫡🫡💐

Devinder singh2 months ago

@deepika1904 Till Hindus not stopping worship rivers .these act will not make difference

Brahma ॐ4 months ago

Boomers are the problem?

Rohit4 months ago

Gov ka kaam aam admi kar raha hai par paisa gov khata hai

JayShekhar4 months ago

A govt Bulldozer can do this in single day.. If a common man with his own money can do this, why not an elected MLA/MP/Councilor do it, even they have tax money paid by people..

సురేష్‌ నగరకంటి4 months ago

🫡🫡🫡🫡

Nitin Bhatia🇮🇳❤🇮🇳4 months ago

Too good 👍

Vishal Maghrola4 months ago

Genzzz

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Paul Powlesland

50,503 views • 14 days ago

Sand Mafia K.Annamalai has stolen 1000s of tons of sand from Noyyal river by sending a Hyundai and a Komatsu sand mining crawler equipment into Noyyal River. Sand mining was done up to a stretch of almost one kilometer and annamalai's land was filled with the sand excavated from the river bed in complete violation of both criminal and environmental laws. A complaint was made to police, Thasildhar, Collector District Collector, Coimbatore and SP by one Mr. Babu but of no avail. Not even CSR was issued by the police despite agreeing that it amounted to public property theft. As a result of it, Muttathu Ayyanar Temple on the banks of Noyyal River is expected to be inundated. Local protests by commoners were ignored by annamalai who has been promising to meet them but despite one month of stopping of the act by locals, he has avoided visiting them. It is criminal act by of sand theft by K.Annamalai. It is also a huge environmental violation and a case is being filed in appropriate forum for environmental violation. The reason for praising TVK Vijay in New Jersey, America was to ensure no action is taken against him for such huge environmental violation. The act of sand mining was carried out without any permissions and i am filing a case against district collector for dereliction of duty despite petitions in this regard by one Mr. Babu, a local BJP Tamilnadu activist. Request CMOTamilNadu to order an impartial probe into as to how the Thasidhar, VAO and others colluded with Annamalai and permitted such a huge violation to take place. SP/Collector must impound the 2 equipment in question and take criminal action against annamalai for sand theft and environmental violation. Shouldn't we call him #SandMafia_Annamalai?!

Sand Mafia K.Annamalai has stolen 1000s of tons of sand from Noyyal river by sending a Hyundai and a Komatsu sand mining crawler equipment into Noyyal River. Sand mining was done up to a stretch of almost one kilometer and annamalai's land was filled with the sand excavated from the river bed in complete violation of both criminal and environmental laws. A complaint was made to police, Thasildhar, Collector District Collector, Coimbatore and SP by one Mr. Babu but of no avail. Not even CSR was issued by the police despite agreeing that it amounted to public property theft. As a result of it, Muttathu Ayyanar Temple on the banks of Noyyal River is expected to be inundated. Local protests by commoners were ignored by annamalai who has been promising to meet them but despite one month of stopping of the act by locals, he has avoided visiting them. It is criminal act by of sand theft by K.Annamalai. It is also a huge environmental violation and a case is being filed in appropriate forum for environmental violation. The reason for praising TVK Vijay in New Jersey, America was to ensure no action is taken against him for such huge environmental violation. The act of sand mining was carried out without any permissions and i am filing a case against district collector for dereliction of duty despite petitions in this regard by one Mr. Babu, a local BJP Tamilnadu activist. Request CMOTamilNadu to order an impartial probe into as to how the Thasidhar, VAO and others colluded with Annamalai and permitted such a huge violation to take place. SP/Collector must impound the 2 equipment in question and take criminal action against annamalai for sand theft and environmental violation. Shouldn't we call him #SandMafia_Annamalai?!

Kalyan Raman (மோடியின் குடும்பம்)

57,919 views • 2 months ago

This video is exactly why Americans are fed up. A guy catches a H1B truck driver literally throwing good strawberries on the ground because “they refused it” and all his garbage in the river. This is what happens when you flood the trucking and logistics industry with foreign drivers who bring their own standards — or lack of them. Now connect the dots to customs in India and ports around the world: rejected shipments, red tape, “not my problem” attitudes, and waste while people struggle to afford groceries. That isn’t the Ganges River, brother. Clean your sh!t up and GTFO. American truckers. American standards. American priorities.

This video is exactly why Americans are fed up. A guy catches a H1B truck driver literally throwing good strawberries on the ground because “they refused it” and all his garbage in the river. This is what happens when you flood the trucking and logistics industry with foreign drivers who bring their own standards — or lack of them. Now connect the dots to customs in India and ports around the world: rejected shipments, red tape, “not my problem” attitudes, and waste while people struggle to afford groceries. That isn’t the Ganges River, brother. Clean your sh!t up and GTFO. American truckers. American standards. American priorities.

DocumentingLibs

326,891 views • 2 months ago

Tiruppur once turned its own river pitch black. Toxic dyes from textile factories polluted the Noyyal, forcing courts to shut 700 units and leaving 50,000 workers jobless. But the city didn’t give up. It built a Zero Liquid Discharge system that now recycles 130 million litres of water daily. Today, Tiruppur exports ₹40,000 crore worth of clothes — proving fashion can thrive without destroying the planet. #Sustainability #WaterRecycling #EnvironmentalInnovation #Solutionaires #PositiveNews [Water Recycling In Tiruppur, Tiruppur Textile Industry, Zero Liquid Discharge System, Sustainable Fashion Manufacturing, Noyyal River Restoration, Solutionaires]

Tiruppur once turned its own river pitch black. Toxic dyes from textile factories polluted the Noyyal, forcing courts to shut 700 units and leaving 50,000 workers jobless. But the city didn’t give up. It built a Zero Liquid Discharge system that now recycles 130 million litres of water daily. Today, Tiruppur exports ₹40,000 crore worth of clothes — proving fashion can thrive without destroying the planet. #Sustainability #WaterRecycling #EnvironmentalInnovation #Solutionaires #PositiveNews [Water Recycling In Tiruppur, Tiruppur Textile Industry, Zero Liquid Discharge System, Sustainable Fashion Manufacturing, Noyyal River Restoration, Solutionaires]

The Better India

51,764 views • 6 months ago

#WATCH | Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Sub-Engineer at Municipal Corporation, Biaora, Rupesh Kumar Netam, says, "There is a young man named Bittu (real name: Surendra Singh Chaudhary) who regularly cleans the Ajnar River in Biaora; the municipality also provides him with support in this effort. The main issue is that five large drains discharge into the Biaora River; to stop this wastewater, we have prepared a proposal to construct an STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) costing approximately ₹14.77 crore... Every year, before the monsoon season, we ensure a thorough cleaning of the river and drains... He started very well; we, along with the local citizens, contributed to cleaning the river. The municipality deployed a Poclain excavator to clear away the accumulated old waste and debris. Subsequently, the remaining waste was washed away by the flow of water during the monsoon season. The 'before-and-after' photos he posted on social media are based on this reality; the photos are authentic. The 'before' image shows the initial state, while the 'after' image shows the condition following the water flow that cleared the debris..."

#WATCH | Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Sub-Engineer at Municipal Corporation, Biaora, Rupesh Kumar Netam, says, "There is a young man named Bittu (real name: Surendra Singh Chaudhary) who regularly cleans the Ajnar River in Biaora; the municipality also provides him with support in this effort. The main issue is that five large drains discharge into the Biaora River; to stop this wastewater, we have prepared a proposal to construct an STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) costing approximately ₹14.77 crore... Every year, before the monsoon season, we ensure a thorough cleaning of the river and drains... He started very well; we, along with the local citizens, contributed to cleaning the river. The municipality deployed a Poclain excavator to clear away the accumulated old waste and debris. Subsequently, the remaining waste was washed away by the flow of water during the monsoon season. The 'before-and-after' photos he posted on social media are based on this reality; the photos are authentic. The 'before' image shows the initial state, while the 'after' image shows the condition following the water flow that cleared the debris..."

ANI

102,826 views • 28 days ago

#WATCH | Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Speaking on his campaign, Surendra Singh Chaudhary says, "It’s the river that flows right through the middle of our town, Biaora; that is the river I am currently cleaning up... I had been visiting a temple located right behind the river for a long time. Whenever I went there, I noticed that people would turn away because of the stench and the sheer amount of filth. That’s when the thought first occurred to me. Initially, I considered building a machine to clear out the waste and debris. But I didn't have the budget to build such a machine. Then, when January 26th arrived, I thought it was a good day to do something meaningful... Since then, I haven't stopped and have kept at it continuously... I received cooperation from everyone... I started alone; they (municipal corporation) saw what I was doing and then offered their support..."

#WATCH | Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Speaking on his campaign, Surendra Singh Chaudhary says, "It’s the river that flows right through the middle of our town, Biaora; that is the river I am currently cleaning up... I had been visiting a temple located right behind the river for a long time. Whenever I went there, I noticed that people would turn away because of the stench and the sheer amount of filth. That’s when the thought first occurred to me. Initially, I considered building a machine to clear out the waste and debris. But I didn't have the budget to build such a machine. Then, when January 26th arrived, I thought it was a good day to do something meaningful... Since then, I haven't stopped and have kept at it continuously... I received cooperation from everyone... I started alone; they (municipal corporation) saw what I was doing and then offered their support..."

ANI

283,821 views • 28 days ago