Environmental Health: Safeguarding Our Future, Sustaining Our Planet

A good ecosystem and dignity for waste warriors to carry out their duties and awareness amongst citizens can bring about change in the way we handle waste and pave the way for a healthier environment. Mr. Krishnan Komandur, CEO, Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative expressed his thoughts at the recently held Climate Action and Sustainability Conference Awards (CASCA’ 25 ). He along with an expert panel including Mr. Sanjay Khajuria, Former Director – Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Nestlé India and Maj Gen Vijay Singh Lalotra (Retd), Former Additional Director General, Territorial Army were speaking at the ‘Thought Leader’s’ panel on the topic ‘Institutional synergy for Sustainability’ . The Session was moderated by dynamic Mr. Amitabh Shah, Founder of Yuva Unstoppable.  



CASCA 2025, presented by M3M Foundation and organized by TheCSRUniverse, brought together global leaders, experts, policymakers, and innovators under the powerful theme:
“Driving Sustainable Transformation for a Resilient and Inclusive Future.”.

Mr. Krishnan Komandur, CEO, Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative said that the initiative was started by Industrialist and Philanthropist Mr. Adar Poonawalla in 2016 inspired by the clarion call given by Hon. Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi during  the launch of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’.


Mr. Krishnan who has been in the space of sustainability and waste management since 1994 said that the mission of APCCI is to maintain our city clean and make it more liveable. To achieve it we need to ensure that our waste warriors are given a good ecosystem and dignity of work. The state-of-the-art machines commissioned by APCCI along with modern tools and tackles have ensured that waste warriors don’t have to come in contact with waste.  He said that it gives us immense satisfaction to see most  of them come to the mainstream of living and  their kids getting proper education and upbringing.

Today APCCI has become a citizens movement cleaning about 600 km of roads per day with 600 waste warriors and 300 machines, weekend cleanliness activities and awareness sessions.

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