Volunteer Bittu Tabahi Finds Ajnar River Swamped with Trash Again After Months of Cleanup
Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as Bittu Tabahi, posted an Instagram video showing the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh littered with plastic bags just weeks after he cleared it, saying eight months of effort were undone.
Surendra Singh Choudhary, who calls himself Bittu Tabahi, documented the return of garbage to the Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district via an Instagram video. After dedicating eight months to manually extracting tonnes of debris from the riverbank, the area was again clogged with plastic bags and other litter only weeks later. Choudhary expressed disappointment, noting that his long-term effort seemed wasted, and he vowed to resume the cleanup despite his limited swimming ability.
He began picking up waste bag by bag and invited social-media users to suggest more efficient removal methods. The video has reignited discussions about public duty and the need to protect waterways from recurring pollution.
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The story highlights how individual environmental efforts can be quickly undone without broader community action.
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