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PM Modi praises Afroz Shah for beach clean-up initiative

PM Modi said that the initiative has become an inspiration to India

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Versova beach clean-up initiative has been an inspiration for many citizens to step forward and clean the filthy beach in their neighbourhood.

The Mahim Beach Committee and the Juhu Welfare Beach Committee had a meeting with Afroz Shah, the man who has been conducting the Versova beach clean-up drive for 87 weeks to discuss the issues and come up with a solution to keep the beaches clean.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Afroz Shah's beach clean-up initiative in his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme broadcast on Sunday. PM Modi said that the initiative has become an inspiration to India.

While the Mahim residents have been keeping an eye on the clean-up done by BMC at the Mahim Beach, area behind the Mahim fort is still in poor condition. Anwar Khan, ALM Mahim Dargah Street, said, "After Ramzan, we will be having a joint meeting with various citizen association groups to conduct a mass clean-up movement in the city. Through this join initiative, we will be focusing on the parts of beaches which have major garbage problems."

Mehjabeen Barwani, member of Juhu Welfare Beach Committee, said, "From Shah's initiative, we have learned that rather than complaining about the filthy condition of the beach to the authorities, we should do it ourself. We want to 'make a difference' by participating in such a social initiative. We will soon be meeting civic authorities, MLAs, and MPs to discuss future plans to solve the problem."

Afroz Shah, who conducts Versova clean-up initiative, said, "We will prepare the plan for a month and later conduct a mass clean-up drive along with BMC and local residents. The Juhu, Bandra and Mahim beachs are an extension of Versova, so by conducting this drive, we want to clean the entire patch. We took time to extend the initiative to other beaches because we wanted to work well on one beach at a time and set a model for other beaches."

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