Remember we told you about a lawyer who started a cleanliness drive at Versova beach in Mumbai last year?
With the support from the United Nations and over 300 volunteers, he had been able to remove 5 million kgs of filth and trash from the beach since October 2015, when he first started the drive.
Even the Oscar-winner actor Leonardo DiCaprio shared a video on Shah’s work!
Today, Afroz Shah shared the latest photograph of the Mumbai’s Versova beach on his Twitter account and saying the change is impressive is an understatement.
This is versova beach an hour back. Week 85 of cleanup.Versova beach is gorgeous and clean now.we have done our bit.We need to maintain it. pic.twitter.com/98q9RD5aAg
— Afroz Shah (@AfrozShah1) May 20, 2017
Shah, exhilarated with the outcome, told ScoopWhoop that it was a long journey. How long you ask?
85 weeks and 5 million kg of garbage and plastic.
He tells us,
The problem of plastic in ocean is huge. All stake holders are working really hard.
And everyone is all praises and obviously!
Well done !! Bravo @AfrozShah1 and citizens and Assoc s of versova! 👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/tPYCzDJeTG
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) May 20, 2017
@AfrozShah1 @mihirfadnavis @Seasaver @ErikSolheim @USAndMumbai @KVBohra @LewisPugh @PoojaB1972 @MeiyangChang @RandeepHooda @UNEP @VersovaBeach wow!!!!
— Rajat Kapoor (@mrrajatkapoor) May 20, 2017
@AfrozShah1 @vijay_nair @Seasaver @ErikSolheim @USAndMumbai @KVBohra @LewisPugh @PoojaB1972 @MeiyangChang @RandeepHooda @UNEP @VersovaBeach Many congrats Afroz and thanks for your selfless effort. True hero.
— Anupam Gupta (@b50) May 20, 2017
@AfrozShah1 @Seasaver @ErikSolheim @USAndMumbai @KVBohra @LewisPugh @PoojaB1972 @MeiyangChang @RandeepHooda @UNEP @VersovaBeach Fantastic.. Citizen initiatives like these go a long way in inspiring others!
— Rijul Bansal (@rijul_bansal) May 20, 2017
Awsome! Thats what citizens can do wen it comes to taking the initiative head on! Hope the pristine serenity lasts 4ever! 🙏 https://t.co/LZEOtvRGeu
— DISHANT MALIK (@dishant_malik) May 20, 2017
@narendramodi Mr Prime Minister it is people like @AfrozShah1 who are actually making Swach Bharat a reality! He needs your commendation. https://t.co/oqXwpW6Ud9
— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) May 20, 2017
This is a extraordianary example of citizen engagement. Now over to you @MCGM_BMC for maintaining the Versova beach https://t.co/3Bw4Mbzvig
— Jyoti Shiralee (@jyotishiralee) May 20, 2017
Like they say, with perseverance, everything is possible!
