Nandi Hills is a hill station situated about 60kms from Bangalore. Apart from all the lure that the place has just on account of being a hill, Nandi Hills has a lot of historical significance too. It also affords some magnificient views.
However, with the tourists comes the trash. The hill face is littered with polythene and paper. It is depressing no doubt. But while we were sulking over the apathy of the general population, we also wondered if we were really as helpless about the situation as we pretend to be. That’s how we came up with the idea of swarming the hill one day and cleaning up as much as we can.
When?
Saturday, 23rd August, 2008. (to begin with)
How can you help?
1. Ideas: How do we make this effort sustainable and not a one-time fad? How do we raise consciousness and stop people from littering the place in the first place? If you have conducted a similar exercise, we’d love to hear from you.
2. Hands: Leave a comment with a trackback if you want to join us on this drive. We’ll need vehicles to bring back the garbage too.
3. Sponsors: We need gloves and garbage bags for the volunteers. We also plan to set up a trash disposal system there with dustbins at regular distances. This costs money. Let us know if you would like to pitch in.
Send a mail to litterfree [at] ymail [dott] com.
or call 99809 40872
If you want to volunteer, put your name here http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pcg6l1lkoIvWHV7LIScCKMA&hl=en
The plan
- Enlist 40 volunteers.
- Hire a bus to ferry us to the hill. The plan is to reach there at least by 6:30 in the morning.
- Fill as many bags of garbage as possible. We have requested the authorities to send a garbage truck to move the trash to an appropriate landfill.
July 22, 2008 at 2:33 pm |
wow, this is a very good initative. I sign up as a volunteer now, if nothing unexpected happends…