{"id":27136,"date":"2026-09-22T04:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27136"},"modified":"2026-09-22T04:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:04:47","slug":"585-kg-waste-gone-in-4-5-hours-bittu-tabahi-takes-his-cleanliness-mission-to-delhis-yamuna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27136","title":{"rendered":"585 kg waste gone in 4.5 hours! Bittu Tabahi takes his cleanliness mission to Delhi\u2019s Yamuna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134400708,imgsize-706164,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bittu-tabahi-cleans-yamuna.jpg\" alt=\"585 kg waste gone in 4.5 hours! Bittu Tabahi takes his cleanliness mission to Delhi\u2019s Yamuna\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"0\"\/>Bittu Tabahi has brought his cleanliness mission to Delhi, and his first stop was the Yamuna.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Surendra Singh Choudhary, popularly known as Bittu Tabahi, joined local volunteers for a cleanup drive along the Yamuna riverbank on September 20. <!-- -->After more than four hours of work, he said the team had collected 585 kg of waste from the area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Choudhary has been travelling to different places to spread awareness about keeping public spaces clean. He first gained attention for his videos showing him cleaning the polluted Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>His work eventually caught the attention of Boyan Slat, the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, who invited him to work with the organisation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Now, Choudhary is taking the same message beyond Madhya Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Why Bittu Tabahi came to Delhi<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on September 21, Choudhary spoke about his first cleanup drive in Delhi and said he had wanted to work on the Yamuna for some time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He said his videos eventually reached Philip Morris, which supported the Delhi initiative and helped organise the cleanup drive.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cAs you all know, I had undertaken a mission to travel to different states and spread awareness about cleanliness. I really wanted to come to Delhi to clean up the Yamuna River.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The drive was held as part of World Cleanup Day activities and was carried out along the Yamuna riverbank.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>585 kg of waste collected<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Choudhary, the riverbank was covered with different kinds of waste, including plastic, flower garlands and religious offerings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He said locals and volunteers joined the effort, working together to clear the area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cToday, the 20th, is World Cleanup Day, so we are conducting cleanup activities over a three-day period. <!-- -->I am here on the banks of the Yamuna; there is a lot of trash, along with items like idols of deities, and today we are going to clean it all up,\u201d he said in the video.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>After around four and a half hours of cleaning, Choudhary said the team had removed 585 kg of waste during its first Delhi drive.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>In the caption accompanying his Instagram post, he wrote, \u201cSeptember 20th, World Cleanup Day. Four and a half hours of cleaning along the banks of the Yamuna, and together we removed 585 kg of waste.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>He also thanked the people who joined the effort, saying locals had stepped in to help clean the riverbank.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Gurugram is next<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi drive isn&#8217;t where Choudhary&#8217;s campaign ends.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>He thanked Philip Morris for supporting the initiative and announced that the next cleanup would take place in Gurugram, at Kherki Daula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>\u201cThanks to Philip Morris for partnering with us on this journey. Next stop: Gurugram, Kherki Daula. You\u2019re coming, right? Let us know in the comments,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>The post also drew supportive reactions from social media users, with several people praising Choudhary and the volunteers for taking up the cleanup effort.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>From the Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh to the Yamuna in Delhi, Bittu Tabahi&#8217;s latest drive is now taking his cleanliness campaign to a much larger audience.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/trending\/585-kg-waste-gone-in-4-5-hours-bittu-tabahi-takes-his-cleanliness-mission-to-delhis-yamuna\/articleshow\/134400601.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bittu Tabahi has brought his cleanliness mission to Delhi, and his first stop was the Yamuna.Surendra Singh Choudhary, popularly known as Bittu Tabahi, joined local volunteers for a cleanup drive along the Yamuna riverbank on September 20. 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