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Home / News / India News / Mumbai: 21-year-old cleans Dadar beach, gets felicitated by the UN
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Mumbai: 21-year-old cleans Dadar beach, gets felicitated by the UN

Mumbai: 21-year-old cleans Dadar beach, gets felicitated by the UN
Written by Ayushi Chamoli
Edited by Pallabi C Samal
May 07, 2019, 05:16 pm 3 min read
Mumbai: 21-year-old cleans Dadar beach, gets felicitated by the UN

A 21-year-old Mumbaikar, Malhar Kalambe, along with his friends initiated a drive to clean-up the beach in Dadar, in 2017. Since then, he has engaged more than 20,000 people from the city in the movement and has collected over 1,000 tonnes of trash thrown by the visitors on the beach. He was awarded by the United Nations for his exemplary work. Here's his story.

Beginning
We can't keep blaming the government authorities, says Malhar

Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Be the change you want to see." Malhar also thought alike, and started 'Beach Please', a mission to change the condition of the beach in Dadar. "I have lived in the city for two decades. I have realized that the power to make a city better or worse lies with us. We cannot keep blaming the government authorities," he said.

Quote
Malhar noticed people destroying water bodies without giving a thought

In a conversation with The Better India, Malhar said, "It was during the Ganesh Visarjan when I saw how people are destroying the water bodies without giving any thought. I wanted to bring a change and that is how Beach Please was born."

Second Step
After working on the beach, Malhar realized it's not enough

In the past 87 weeks, Malhar, along with his team of volunteers, has collected over 1,000 tonnes of waste including plastic, religious offerings and stale food. However, he realized that cleaning up the beach was not enough as the original source of the waste is the 18km Mithi river, for which he launched his second mission a week before he was awarded by UN.

Fact
What is wrong with the Mithi River?

Mithi is one of Mumbai's oldest river systems. In a 2015 study, it was revealed that the river was made up of 100% sewage and absolutely no clean water. Interestingly, until the 1980s, the toxicity levels of the river were at their bare minimum. However, now, it has been abused and polluted to such an extent that it has transformed into a narrow drain.

Work
River connected to beach, refuse gets deposited, says Malhar

"70% of the river has settlements that dump waste directly into the river. The river is connected to the beach and all the refuse gets deposited in the beach," Malhar noted. Every Saturday and Sunday, his team dedicates two hours to clean the beach and the river respectively. While for most of us the commitment sounds unachievable, Malhar has made it possible.

Award
Malhar was accorded with V-Award in 2018 by the UN

Malhar's efforts were recognized by the UN and he was awarded V-Award, initiative by the UN Volunteers India, on December 5, 2018. Upon receiving the award, Malhar said, "This award is a reminder that there is a lot to be done, and my cause is not limited to a beach. I am humbled and overjoyed to get recognition from such a prestigious organization."

Workshop
UN also organized a workshop to help engage more people

Along with the award, UN authorities also organized a workshop, where pioneers like Malhar were taught how to retain volunteers, engage more people and expand the movement. "It is, by far, my biggest challenge. The same volunteers do not come every weekend. So, now my team and I have started to approach different colleges and corporates every week," Malhar added.

Information
You can also join him in his initiative

Malhar also acknowledged that attendance of volunteers is uncertain, so he requests "Mumbaikars to come forward and help make our water bodies waste-free." In order to join the initiative and help him clean the city of dreams, call on +91 91676 60403.

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Pallabi C Samal is an entertainment editor at NewsBytes. She has over seven years of experience in journalism and content development. She has previously worked with The Pioneer, The Quint, and Mid-Day on the national desk. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from Bangalore University and a postgraduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from the Times School of Journalism.
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