For many a Mumbaikar, monsoon is synonymous to waterfall trekking. The beauty of the Sahyadris are enhanced manifold during this season and the picturesque waterfalls beckon stressed out citizens for weekend shenanigans. While many are environment conscious and take back the empty bottles, and other garbage to dispose them responsibly, there are many others who don’t. On Independence Day Dharmesh Barai, along with his core team of environment enthusiast volunteers completed collecting over one tonne of garbage from 16 different waterfalls around the city.
He said, “We found 80 per cent bottles and food wrappers among the garbage and would like to appeal to Mumbaikars to stop treating our beautiful waterfalls like open bars. Just like they carry all the full bottles up, they should be responsible enough to carry back the empty bottles and other waste back and dump it in a nearby garbage bin instead of the waterfall."
The team of volunteers consisting of around 30 Mumbaikars ranging from 8 to 65-year-olds, picked up all kinds of non-biodegradable garbage. Dilip Khandkar, a 64-year-old, environment enthusiast who is concerned about the plastic menace in the country said, “It took us over two-three hours to pick up the scrap. People treat waterfalls like picnic spots and enjoy but don’t clean up afterwards. Since many waterfalls are not designated picnic spots there aren’t garbage bins and the villages nearby do not even have ghanta gadis to pick up the garbage. The Nagar Sevaks at the remote areas say that the limited funds they have does not help them to arrange for garbage collection from there.”
The non-biodegradable trash including plastic wrappers, carry bags, packaged plastic bottles, glass bottles, broken glasses, iron/tin bottles, pet jars etc, are not just unsightly but also harmful for the flora and fauna there. Dharmesh added, “Mumbaikars should be environment sensitive and avoid littering. Birds and animals in the vicinity are harmed by this non-biodegradable waste too. We need to increase awareness. There are quite a few Bollywood celebrities, who care about their environment and it would be really great if they could talk about waterfall clean-up on their social media. This will surely give this drive the boost it needs. We need to save our beautiful waterfalls.”
Aiming for pollution-free waterfalls
The Environment Life team has been working on waterfall Clean-up Drive since October 2, 2016. The team states that Mumbaikars should believe in ‘My waste, my responsibility’
They collected non-biodegradable trash including plastic wrappers, carry bags, packaged plastic bottles, glass bottles, broken glasses, iron/tin bottles, pet jars
Waterfalls in Tapalwadi, Jummapatti, Khopoli, Pandavkada, Chinchoti, Anandwadi, Kondeshwar, Bhivpuri, Palasdari, Ambewadi, Kharghar, Prabalmachi, Vadap were cleaned
He said, “We found 80 per cent bottles and food wrappers among the garbage and would like to appeal to Mumbaikars to stop treating our beautiful waterfalls like open bars. Just like they carry all the full bottles up, they should be responsible enough to carry back the empty bottles and other waste back and dump it in a nearby garbage bin instead of the waterfall."
The team of volunteers consisting of around 30 Mumbaikars ranging from 8 to 65-year-olds, picked up all kinds of non-biodegradable garbage. Dilip Khandkar, a 64-year-old, environment enthusiast who is concerned about the plastic menace in the country said, “It took us over two-three hours to pick up the scrap. People treat waterfalls like picnic spots and enjoy but don’t clean up afterwards. Since many waterfalls are not designated picnic spots there aren’t garbage bins and the villages nearby do not even have ghanta gadis to pick up the garbage. The Nagar Sevaks at the remote areas say that the limited funds they have does not help them to arrange for garbage collection from there.”
The non-biodegradable trash including plastic wrappers, carry bags, packaged plastic bottles, glass bottles, broken glasses, iron/tin bottles, pet jars etc, are not just unsightly but also harmful for the flora and fauna there. Dharmesh added, “Mumbaikars should be environment sensitive and avoid littering. Birds and animals in the vicinity are harmed by this non-biodegradable waste too. We need to increase awareness. There are quite a few Bollywood celebrities, who care about their environment and it would be really great if they could talk about waterfall clean-up on their social media. This will surely give this drive the boost it needs. We need to save our beautiful waterfalls.”
Aiming for pollution-free waterfalls
The Environment Life team has been working on waterfall Clean-up Drive since October 2, 2016. The team states that Mumbaikars should believe in ‘My waste, my responsibility’
They collected non-biodegradable trash including plastic wrappers, carry bags, packaged plastic bottles, glass bottles, broken glasses, iron/tin bottles, pet jars
Waterfalls in Tapalwadi, Jummapatti, Khopoli, Pandavkada, Chinchoti, Anandwadi, Kondeshwar, Bhivpuri, Palasdari, Ambewadi, Kharghar, Prabalmachi, Vadap were cleaned
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