Volunteers of Project Surat cleaning the river bed
SURAT: Unlike other teenagers, a group of youngsters in Surat are spending their weekend for a special cause – cleaning the water bodies and sweeping the city’s streets.
Every Sunday is observed as ‘Safai Sundays’ by these youngsters who since December 27 last have been roped in by Project Surat, the NGO that works for an eco-friendly smart city and encourages residents to spend Sunday mornings “responsibly”.
On International Day of Action for Rivers which fell on this Sunday, the youngsters cleaned up the Tapi riverfront near Dutch Garden.
The participants are asked to volunteer for an hour every Sunday from 7.45 am to 9 am for the cleaning drives which are followed by awareness talks on zero waste living, waste segregation and organic lifestyle.