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transforming cleanliness from
a one-time activity into a

continuous people’s
movement for healthier rivers

and ecosystems. In
Uttarakhand, youth-led

initiatives along the Tungnath

trekking route collected
dozens of bags of plastic waste,
supporting the vision of a

plastic-free Himalayan

ecosystem.
Cleanliness and waste promote cleaner riverfronts. In
management formed another Delhi, the ongoing Yamuna

key pillar of the celebrations. cleanliness initiative
River and ghat cleaning drives continued to inspire

were conducted across the community participation, with
Ganga basin, including at volunteers, schools, NGOs,

Buxar, Kanpur, Sitamarhi, local residents, and members

Arwal, and several locations in of the Yamuna Task Force
Uttarakhand, where citizens, working together to maintain
youth volunteers, senior cleaner riverbanks and spread

citizens’ groups, and local environmental awareness.

organizations joined hands to These sustained efforts reect
remove solid waste and NMCG’s emphasis on

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