{
  "id": 9346107,
  "title": "Bittu Tabahi's river clean-up campaign reaches Delhi-NCR, removes 585 kg waste from Yamuna and 2,435 kg from Gurgaon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bittu-tabahis-river-clean-up-campaign-reaches-delhi-ncr-removes-585",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/bittu-tabahis-river-clean-up-campaign-reaches-delhi-ncr-removes-585-kg-waste-from-yamuna-and-2-435-kg-from-gurgaon-11790171153591.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bittu Tabahi, known as Surendra Singh Chaudhary, embarked on a river clean-up campaign that expanded from Madhya Pradesh to Delhi and Gurugram. In Delhi on World Cleanup Day, September 20, he and volunteers removed 585 kg of waste from the Yamuna River in three days. The waste included religious offerings and plastic. Tabahi, who started his river-cleaning campaign on January 26, 2026, has been cleaning the river by hand, using basic equipment. His efforts gained international attention when Dutch environmentalist Boyan Slat offered him a job at The Ocean Cleanup. Tabahi plans to continue his clean-up efforts in Noida, urging the public to join him in cleaning the Yamuna riverfront.",
  "summary": "Sharing a video on Instagram, he said that he, along with other volunteers, cleaned the river for three days, and on the first day, removed roughly 585 kg of waste from the riverbank.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bittu Tabahi expanded river clean-up campaign to Delhi and Gurugram.",
    "Tabahi and volunteers removed 585 kg waste from Yamuna River on World Cleanup Day.",
    "Tabahi plans to continue clean-up efforts in Noida with public participation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}