Sangama clean-up drive removes over 1,000 kg of waste
Volunteers and environmental groups collected over 1,000 kg of waste from the banks of the Cauvery river during a clean-up drive. The event coincided with National Wildlife Week and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
Why it matters
The initiative highlights the ongoing struggle with plastic pollution in popular tourist destinations and the role of community-led environmental conservation.
More than 1,050 kg of waste was collected from the banks of the Cauvery between Mekedatu and Sangama in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday as part of a river clean-up drive.
The drive was organised by the Wildlife Association of South India, Freshwaters India Foundation and the Karnataka Forest Department as part of National Wildlife Week (October 2-8) and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
Around 70 volunteers, along with members of the organising groups, participated in the clean-up at Sangama, the confluence of the Cauvery and Arkavathi rivers. Members of Paani.Earth and Singers Sans Borders also contributed to the event.
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