This nation-wide programme on environmental Assessment, Awareness, Action and Advocacy (4'A's) aims to mobilise community responsibility for environmental assessment and improvement in all major towns and cities of India, spearheaded by school students (our future citizens) at the fore.
The underlying realisation is that "each one of us is responsible for the current state of the environment in the country, and we cannot wait for someone else to solve it.".
Be a part of the CLEAN-India Brigade!.
Specialties:• Water quality, quantity, its purification, conservation and augmentation; .
• Air quality monitoring; .
• Solid waste management (through vermi-composting, city farming,waste paper recycling, Anti-Polythene campaign).
• Green cover, biodiversity (Tree plantation and nurturing, Herb Garden with medicinal plants).
• Birding.
• Eco-Festivals (Natural Holi colours, Eco-Diwali, Eco-Visarjan:eco-friendly idol immersion).
• Energy, Carbon Footprint.
• Climate change:Adaptation and mitigation measures.
'When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you can't eat money.'.
John May.
The Greenpeace Story.
The CLEAN-India Programme.
India has a population of over one billion, of which almost 300 million live in around 600 towns and cities. Unfortunately, as a result of stressed environmental conditions, most of these towns and cities are unable to cope with the rapid pace of urbanisation. Water pollution, unavailability of drinking water, inadequate sanitation, open dumping of waste, and loss of forest cover are some of the related problems. These have serious consequences on the health of the people and are also an economic burden to the country. Similarly, water-borne disease like diarrhoea, jaundice and cholera are taking a heavy toll on both human health and economic productivity.
This situation demands immediate intervention in the management of rapidly growing urban environmental problems.
