'My Wari, Swacch Wari’ gets Good Response

Various NGOs and around 1200 volunteers from Gram Panchayats participated to collect dry waste 

Pune, 27 June 2025: A team of over 1200 volunteers, NGOs and Gram panchayats teamed up to collect 130 tons of dry waste over a period of four days from 20 June to 24 June 2025. The cleanliness drive was a part of ‘MyWari, Swach Wari’ movement initiated by ‘Adar Poonawalla Clean CityInitiative’(APCCI) to help clean Palkhi route covering a total 140 km of roads from Pune city till Saswad and Yawat.

The cleanliness drive is conducted every year where the roads are cleaned within few hours of Palkhi procession by Adar Poonawalla Clean City, Gram panchayats of Loni Kalbhor, Kunjirwadi, Sortapwadi, Uruli Kanchan, Wadki, Saswad, Dive Kalewadi, Zhendewadi, Yavat and volunteers from these villages along with Pune Municipal Corporation who have been a valuable part of the campaign.

 

This year APCCI installed 65 green nets at various places to enable volunteers to collect and segregate waste without any hassles. Also, more than 136 garbage pickup vehicles and machines were pressed into service. APCCI COO, Mr. Malhar Karwande, APCCI manager,  Mr Nilesh Ramekar visited all the villages for coordination and mobilized the volunteers through WhatsApp groups. The dry waste, which was collected separately, which included plastic bottles, paper cups etc. The volunteers were provided with material for cleaning including plogging bags.

 
NGOs and institutions who have always been a valuable part of the drive were, Barclays bank, PMC, Mojhe School, Islamic India, Sayas Foundation, KCB, PCB, ASR Services, Karmayogini mahila group Hadapsar, Raje Club, Shewalewadi Mahila Mandal, Shambhu Raje Sanskrutik Mandal Krmayogini Group, Jay  hind Groups, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Paryavaran Sanrakshan Samiti, Sudarshan Yuva Foundation, Gramin Vikas Vidyalaya, Deams Yuva Social Foundation, Karamaai Foundation, Sant Sopankaka Sahakari Bank, Ulali Kanchan Sahjapur, Saswad Nagarparishad and Vaghire College.   


ULBs and volunteer groups worked hard to plan this cleanliness drive for the last fifteen days and over 1200 local volunteers along with 350 APCCI waste warriors were mobilized for this task. APCCI provided the volunteer groups with garbage collection bags, hand gloves and garbage pickup vehicles.


The movement was carried out under the guidance of APCCI CEO Mr. Krishnan Komandur.


Popular posts from this blog

Become a conscious consumer- Ms.Amita Deshpande

Image
In today's world where plastic has become an integral part of daily lives, it is important that we become conscious consumers and use it in a way that does not cause any harm to the environment. Ms. Amita Deshpande, Founder reCharkha was interacting as a part of ' Clean City Talks ' by Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative( APCCI) . The session was fourth in the series which aims to explore different aspects of leadership and what we all can learn to make our city better and more liveable. Mr. Krishnan Komandur, CEO, APCCI, Mr. Malhar Karwande, COO, APCCI, Mr. Sathya Natarajan, Lead Volunteer, APCCI along with the operations team of APCCI and volunteers were present on the occasion.Members of Bhumi NGO were felicitated at the hands of dignitaries for their active participation in cleanliness activities . An IT Engineer by profession, Ms.Amita Deshpande left her lucrative career in the US to come back to India. Her mission of upcycling plastic waste into yarn a...
Read more

प्रतिबंध आणि तत्परतेला चालना देणारी कार्यशाळा

Image
कामाच्या प्रत्येक ठिकाणी किंवा कामाच्या वातावरणात काही ना काही प्रकारची जोखीम असतेच,मात्र त्यात सर्वांत सामान्य जोखीम म्हणजे आगीच्या घटना. त्यामुळेच अशा घटनांना सामोरे जाण्याचे कौशल्य शिकणे आणि कोणत्याही मनुष्याला किंवा मालमत्तेला इजा होणार नाही याची काळजी घेणे अत्यंत आवश्यक आहे. अदर पुनावाला क्लीन सिटी इनिशिएटिव्ह (एपीसीसीआय) ने आवश्यक कौशल्यांसह सर्व टीम सदस्यांना सुसज्ज करण्याच्या उद्देशाने आपल्या स्वच्छता दूतांसाठी दोन अग्निसुरक्षा कार्यशाळांचे आयोजन केले होते. यामध्ये पहिली कार्यशाळा ही हडपसर येथील अदर इस्टेट पार्किंग आणि दुसरी कार्यशाळा येरवडा येथे पार पडली. आगीपासून बचाव,आपात्कालीन स्थितीत प्रतिसाद आणि वैयक्तिक सुरक्षा उपायांबद्दल स्वच्छतादूतांना प्रशिक्षित करणे हे या उपक्रमाचे उद्दिष्ट आहे,जेणे करून,आगीशी संबंधित संभाव्य घटनांपासून ते स्वत:चे आणि समुदायाचे संरक्षण करू शकतील. हडपसर मधील काळे बोराटे नगर येथील स्टेशन ड्युटी ऑफिसर अनिल गायकवाड आणि येरवडा येथील संदीप पवार यांच्या नेतृत्वाखाली,टीमने विविध प्रकारच्या आगीच्या घटनांचा सामना करणे,अग्निशामक उपकरणे हाताळणे,उ...
Read more

Waste Segregation: A Global Challenge We Can No Longer Ignore

The global challenge of waste segregation is one we must confront urgently. Today, whether in households or workplaces, everyone has a critical role in sorting waste at its source. Proper segregation is essential for fostering a sustainable circular economy, where reuse and recycling systems are at the forefront. This blog discusses the significant role individuals play in addressing this pressing issue. What Should We Do with Waste? In waste management, a common question arises: what should we do with our waste? When an item no longer serves a purpose or has reached the end of its life, we classify it as waste. However, much of this waste can be repurposed as raw material for new products. For example, wet waste, when properly sorted, stored, and maintained, can be converted into compost or biogas. This process is achievable when wet waste is separated from other types and directed to appropriate processing facilities. The Importance of Source Segregation If wet waste ...
Read more