Some of Kochi’s birdwatchers engaged in a novel plogging of sorts on Sunday.
While the original plogging combines jogging with picking up litter, Kochi’s birding enthusiasts collected plastic waste strewn along roads at Kadamakkudy while watching and observing birds in the rice fields nearby.
A small team of around 15 birdwatchers, comprising members of the Cochin Natural History Society (CNHS) and students from Sacred Heart, St. Albert’s and Maharaja’s colleges in the city, engaged in a short plastic cleaning drive along the Valia Kadamakkudy-Thundathum Kadavu Road on November 25.
The picturesque area is a popular haunt for locals, and most recently, a location for movie shoots too.
“We visit the area for birdwatching very regularly, so when we saw a lot of plastic wrappers and packets littered along the road we decided to do something about it,” said Dileep K. G., president of the city-based CNHS.