In observance of Gandhi Day, a thousand students from fifteen colleges of Delhi University gathered at Kalindi Kund to conduct the 'Gen Z Yamuna Jal Chaupal' event. This event was organized by the Green Pencil Foundation in collaboration with The Better India.
The participants came to the riverbank barefoot and immediately began working. They were engaged in sorting wet and dry waste, as well as removing plastic, textile waste, and idols from the riverside area.
As a result of the joint efforts, 2000 kilograms of waste were removed from the Yamuna River. However, the organizers emphasized that the goal of this event was broader than just a cleanup campaign; it served as a reminder that civic responsibility should not be limited to one day a year.
It is stressed that the Yamuna is a river and Delhi is a city, and maintaining their cleanliness is a shared duty, as change begins when people stop waiting for action from someone else.
