Rallying for cleanliness

About 700 volunteers of Sri Amma Bhagawan Seva Samithi in coordination with GHMC organised a Swachh Bharath rally to educate and change attitudes of people by creating litter awareness from Ambedkar College, Baghlingampally on Sunday.

Srinivas Reddy, Corporator and GHMC Standing Council Member, local ward members Damodar, Madhusudhar Reddy, TRS leader Rohit along with others were present at the event, which went upto Ramnagar X Roads and returned.

“The rally was simultaneous held in 500 centers in 26 states involving a few lakh volunteers,” informed a Sri Amma Bhagwan Seva Samithi member. Alongside rally, the Samithi created awareness on solid waste management programme by GHMC and waste segregation process.

The volunteers explained to residents that “Fighting litter is everybody’s job. The most important thing to do is to choose not to litter. Successful litter control is an ongoing effort that involves the entire community. Take action! You can make a difference!”

Four key volunteers Namahshivaya, Nagaraju, Srinivas and Raja informed that cigarettes are the most littered item in the world, with an estimated several trillion butts discarded every year.

“No matter where litter starts, it moves, from streets and highways to parks and waterways. Wind, weather, and animals scatter litter around the community into gutters, fence lines, parking lots and alleys.

Up to 18 per cent of litter can end up in our streams and waterways, causing contamination and pollution,” said the volunteers. “Studies have also shown that litter attracts litter, and that if an area is litter-free, people are more likely to think twice about littering,” they said.