May 13, 2021
The civic body had already appointed contractors
The civic body had already appointed contractors for picking up the trash soon
after the marathon.Mumbai: The Mumbai Marathon held in the city on Sunday left
behind 10 metric tonnes of trash, so much so that the BMC had already appointed
contractors to clear the waste. Garbage — mainly reusable plastic items,
collected from areas such as Marine Drive, CST and Churchgate where
marathon-related events were held – was distributed to self-help groups. The
civic body will collect garbage clearing expenses from the event organiser..A
solid waste management department official said, "We have collected nearly 10
metric tonnes of trash which includes plastic cups, bottles, papers and
tetra-packs from the ‘A’ ward of south Mumbai.5 metric tonne of garbage, which
means the quantity of leftover trash has increased this year. Incidentally, last
year’s Mumbai Marathon had left behind nearly 6. Meanwhile, a 20-foot-tall
installation created out of used plastic bottles was put up by a privates
packaged drinking water company to spread awareness."During both the 41km
Marathon and 21km Half Run, participants were offered packaged drinking China cosmetic jar manufacturers water,
tetra-packs containing juices, biscuits and sponges after every 20 minutes.
Non-degradable items were given to women’s self-help groups while the degradable
items were sent to the dumping ground
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May 06, 2021
The clear green water comes alive with orange
The clear green water comes alive with orange. Just as I catch up to them,
paddling furiously, they break away playfully and change course. I find myself
kayaking past it, for the second time in my life, when I set off on a 3,000-km
solo kayaking trip from Kutch to Kanyakumari. And it’s tentacles run a Mexican
Wave. And Orange.The beauty of our own backyard is often lost on us. I dip my
hand in the water when the plastic pumps.So, when my kayak draws up next to a
flat orange piece of plastic, I decide to pick it up. And the orange jellyfish
that I was going to pull out with my bare hand drifts away majestically. All it
needs is for you to think of them. However, one always wants to preserve it.
Then when I am clear of the near and present, I laugh. One lone wolf
consecutively dives out in glee. I know this land like the back of my hand.The
waters of Maharashtra are blue.I barely snap my hand back as the water around me
changes. I paddle hard and fast out. I turn around and kayak back. He recently
kayaked the 3,000km west coast of India solo). My kayak is swarmed with
jellyfish. Being on the water everyday for 7-9 hours, paddling in the harsh sun,
doesn’t allow for too many detours. They’re Green.(Kaustubh Khade is an IITian,
Asian Silver Medalist in kayaking & a Limca Book Record holder. But when I
am 4 km out of the port of Ratnagiri, I am optimistic and feel I can make a
difference. Often, I’m too dehydrated or out of the way to pick it up. I get the
GoPro out and take a moment to be with my new found friends. My paranoid mind
tells me they are here to window shop for their lunch. Grey.
It is the enemy and
no one knows this better than someone who’s seen it strewn all along our
coastline. Surely not coastal Maharashtra or Malwan. And I have 47 more to go.
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carved up my first state of Gujarat. It’s day 36. Plastic.The next day, I chase
a pod of dolphins surfacing together, forming lines of breaking spray just 3
metres ahead of me. I laugh and maintain mine.When we think of beach
destinations or possible tropical paradises, we think Maldives or Greece
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