This Picture Of 'Clean India' Slogan Next To A Heap Of Garbage Exposes A Harsh Reality Of India
Cities across India are drowning in garbage. A Reddit user shared a picture that captures this reality in the most bitter way possible He captioned it The Irony at Koramangala and it shows a biting irony of a garbage dump with a Clean India slogan at the backdrop.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that cities across India are drowning in garbage. It's a harsh reality that all of us face each and every day.
Just step out of your house, and it would be hard to not find a street corner dedicated to garbage. This is the state of 'Swachch Bharat'.
More recently, a Reddit user shared a picture that captures this reality in the most bitter way possible.
He captioned it 'The Irony at Koramangala', and it shows a biting irony of a garbage dump with a 'Clean India' slogan at the backdrop.
The picture started a raging debate around 'Swachch Bharat', showing how little we care about a clean environment. When it comes to disposing off waste people don't seem to give two hoots about anything.
Here's are some important aspects some Reddit users pointed out:
#1
"This is what happens when a bunch of volunteers clean up a place without the system not getting fixed. the garbage dump either moves elsewhere or comes back to the same place after a bit. or will get burned somewhere. There is x amount of garbage that is not being handled properly and no one wants to fix that. PS: I'm not blaming the activists. they just want their area to look pretty. I'm just saying that it doesn't help in the long run," wrote one Reddit user.
#2
"Most of the trash there is wrapped in disposal bags. These are everyday trash coming from residences and not random passers-by. Trash collection happens in two steps. Workers collect trash from homes and wait at designated areas a little beyond peak hours. Big trucks collect trash from these age drive to the designated disposal zones. I suspect the trucks did not arrive to collect the trash and there's really nothing the workers can do about it other than leaving the trash as shown in picture."
To mark Gandhi Jayanti this year, thousands of residents took part in an exercise 'plogging', a combination of jogging while picking up plastic litter. But it, too, failed to raise awareness around cleanliness of public places.
People are still struggling to manage their waste and heaps of trash lie around on the sides of roads is a permanent sight. While there are 'woke' citizens who are trying to do their bit to keep places clean, the country as a whole, has a long way to go.
