Mumbai Dabbawalas Take Part In Beach Clean-Up A Day After Ganesh Visarjan Mahotsav

We all know about Mumbai Dabbawalas and their efficiency when it comes delivering food to thousands of office goers. Apart from this, the Dabbawalas are also brand ambassadors of the Swachh Bharat mission.?

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More recently, they took part in a beach clean up mission a day after the Ganesh Visarjan festivities.

Volunteers including, students, deliverymen, 'dabbawalas' and non-governmental organisations picked trash accumulated Girgaum chowpatty.?

The Mumbai Mirror quoted?spokesperson of the Mumbai Dabbawala Association, Subhash Talekar as saying, "After the Ganesh immersion, tons of sewage and mess washes ashore along with garlands and plastic bags."

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"We have carried out cleanliness drive at Girgaum Chowpatty to clear up the mess after Ganesh Visarjan. This is our initiative to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swacchata hi Seva’ movement," Talekar added.?

I urge people to immerse idols in artificial ponds and make use of ‘Nirmalya Kalash’ set up by BMC to put in all the garlands and flowers so that the water doesn’t get polluted."

Mumbaikars from all walks of life have come together to keep their beach clean after the Ganesh Visarjan. Year after year, the festivities leave a trail of trash in the sea water which pollutes water and affects marine life.?

But this time the 'woke' citizens were out to fight the menace and they worked in sync with NGOs and BMC. With their gesture, they have set a towering example of environmental consciousness.