On Earth Day, Mumbaikars Vow To Clean Dadar Beach, Just Like The Way They Cleared Versova Beach

Mumbaikars are always at the forefront when it comes to cleaning of beaches. Remember Versova Beach? Something similar is now set to happen at the Dadar beach. On Earth Day, people of Mumbai have joined hands once again to step up efforts to clean its beaches and control marine pollution caused by plastic.

Taking inspiration from lawyer Afroz Shah¡¯s efforts at Versova beach, which recently saw the return of Olive Ridley turtles after nearly two decades, following the cleanup job, actress Dia Mirza and Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray spent an hour at the Dadar beach.

Hundreds of volunteers came together to clean the beach. They cleared plastic from the sand, which is a very time-consuming process.

"As we pick up the litter we have to ensure we don't go on littering. We have to break the cycle and I think we have started breaking the cycle. We have started putting our responsibilities on people like Afroz and take on this responsibility ourselves," Aaditya Thackeray, who has led a political effort to ban the use of single use plastics in Maharashtra, told NDTV.

"Today is Earth Day and I am joining Chinu who has started beach warriors after being inspired by Afroz Shah. I hope there are more such citizens movements for Mumbai and other places because this work shows that the waste we create, especially plastic, goes into the sea through our rivers and drains. This is causing massive pollution and affecting entering our food chain," Dia Mirza said appealing people to stop using plastics.

Dia Mirza and several volunteers took a pledge to remove plastic from their lives and plant trees.