Dehradun/Vikasnagar: Under the Swachh Bharat mission, people across the country are putting in efforts to educate other people about conservation of the environment.
Inspired by Prime Minister Modi's message, 13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic-free. Aastha is a resident of the Tauli village, situated about 80 km away from Dehradun.
A student of class 9, Aastha after coming back from the school, along with her fellow members of the 'Baal Panchayat', makes paper bags and distribute them in the surrounding areas.
The idea is to make more and more people use these paper bags and to cut the use of plastic in their daily lives and preserve the environment.
13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic-free Children distribute paper bags
According to Aastha, she got inspired by PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission, post which with the help of her grandfather she started making her house plastic-free.
She used to sit at her grandfather's shop and make paper bags and distribute it amongst the villagers.
To help her, Aastha made a Baal Panchayat of 28 school students of the age group of 5-14 years. The members of this group are taking up this fight against the use of plastic by making paper bags and educating everyone in the village about the menace of plastic.
School-House and the campaign
13-year-old Aastha Thakur goes to a school which is about 20 km away from the Tauli village. After coming back from the school, Aastha along with the members of the Baal Panchayat, engage themselves in running the campaign to make the Pachvadun area plastic-free zone.
They have been promoting their cause for the last one year.
Efforts are getting support
Recognising the efforts put-in by Aastha and her team, a number of NGO’s have come forward to help them in their cause.
Aastha is hopeful
Not only this, Aastha says that everyone in the society will have to be aware and cautious about conservation of the environment and minimise the use of plastics in our lives.
She says that though their campaign is at a small scale right now but sooner or later they would be able to make an impact by educating people about conservation of the environment.
Aastha got inspiration from her home
This campaign was initiated from her home only. Her grandfather, Amar Singh Thakur has been supporting her right from the start.
Thakur also appeals to all the customers coming to his shop, to not use plastic products. He himself is constantly engaged in collecting waste plastic from his shop and the adjoining areas.
He says that the entire area is facing a scarcity of water for irrigation, and in such a situation plastic which gets disposed of in the ground decreases soil fertility too.
Aastha’s father, Gopal Thakur says that though this campaign has started in a small village like theirs, this campaign, through the Baal Panchayat, has the potential to be replicated in different parts of the country, to educate people about conservation of the environment and stopping the use of plastic products.
An Effort
No matter how small is the effort, many a times, it is the start of a big revolution. A big and countrywide revolution is needed to make India plastic-free.
The efforts of 'team Aastha' are small in nature, but with proper guidance, it has the potential to become a countrywide campaign.
Also Read: Dehradun: Plastic banks established to collect waste from grass root level
Dehradun/Vikasnagar: Under the Swachh Bharat mission, people across the country are putting in efforts to educate other people about conservation of the environment.
Inspired by Prime Minister Modi's message, 13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic-free. Aastha is a resident of the Tauli village, situated about 80 km away from Dehradun.
A student of class 9, Aastha after coming back from the school, along with her fellow members of the 'Baal Panchayat', makes paper bags and distribute them in the surrounding areas.
The idea is to make more and more people use these paper bags and to cut the use of plastic in their daily lives and preserve the environment.
13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic-free Children distribute paper bags
According to Aastha, she got inspired by PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission, post which with the help of her grandfather she started making her house plastic-free.
She used to sit at her grandfather's shop and make paper bags and distribute it amongst the villagers.
To help her, Aastha made a Baal Panchayat of 28 school students of the age group of 5-14 years. The members of this group are taking up this fight against the use of plastic by making paper bags and educating everyone in the village about the menace of plastic.
School-House and the campaign
13-year-old Aastha Thakur goes to a school which is about 20 km away from the Tauli village. After coming back from the school, Aastha along with the members of the Baal Panchayat, engage themselves in running the campaign to make the Pachvadun area plastic-free zone.
They have been promoting their cause for the last one year.
Efforts are getting support
Recognising the efforts put-in by Aastha and her team, a number of NGO’s have come forward to help them in their cause.
Aastha is hopeful
Not only this, Aastha says that everyone in the society will have to be aware and cautious about conservation of the environment and minimise the use of plastics in our lives.
She says that though their campaign is at a small scale right now but sooner or later they would be able to make an impact by educating people about conservation of the environment.
Aastha got inspiration from her home
This campaign was initiated from her home only. Her grandfather, Amar Singh Thakur has been supporting her right from the start.
Thakur also appeals to all the customers coming to his shop, to not use plastic products. He himself is constantly engaged in collecting waste plastic from his shop and the adjoining areas.
He says that the entire area is facing a scarcity of water for irrigation, and in such a situation plastic which gets disposed of in the ground decreases soil fertility too.
Aastha’s father, Gopal Thakur says that though this campaign has started in a small village like theirs, this campaign, through the Baal Panchayat, has the potential to be replicated in different parts of the country, to educate people about conservation of the environment and stopping the use of plastic products.
An Effort
No matter how small is the effort, many a times, it is the start of a big revolution. A big and countrywide revolution is needed to make India plastic-free.
The efforts of 'team Aastha' are small in nature, but with proper guidance, it has the potential to become a countrywide campaign.
Also Read: Dehradun: Plastic banks established to collect waste from grass root level
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Headline: An effort: Young Aastha has hope, one day her plastic free India campaign will be successful
Summary- Many common citizens are putting in their efforts towards the development of the country. A similar effort is done by the Baal Panchayat of the Tauli village. 13-yearold, Aastha Thakur is the head of this children’s body. Their campaign is to make the Pachwadoon area plastic free.
Dehradun/Vikasnagar: Under the Swaach Bharat mission, people across the country are putting in efforts to educate other people about conservation of environment. Inspired by Prime Minister Modi's message, 13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic free. Aastha is a resident of the Tauli village, situated about 80 km away from Dehradun
A student of class 9, Aastha after coming back from the school, along with her fellow members of the Baal Panchayat, makes paper bags and distribute them in the surrounding areas. The idea is to make more and more people use these paper bags and to cut the use of plastic in their daily lives and preserve the environment.
Children distribute paper bags
According to Aastha, she got inspired by PM Modi’s Swaach bharat mission, post which with the help of her grandfather she started making her house plastic free. She used to sit at her grandfathers shop and make paper bags and distribute it amongst the villagers. To help her, Aastha made a baal panchayat of 28 school students of the age group of 5-14 years. The members of this group are taking up this fight against use of plastic by making paper bags and educating everyone in the village about the menace of plastic.
School-House and the campaign
13-year-old Aastha Thakur, goes to a school which is about 20 km away from the Tauli village. After coming back from the school, Aastha along with the members of the Baal Panchayat, engage themselves in running the campaign to make the Pachvadun area plastic free zone. They have been promoting their cause for the last one year.
Efforts are getting support
Recognising the efforts put-in by Aastha and her team, a number of NGO’s have come forward to help them in their cause.
Aastha is hopeful
Not only this, Aastha says that everyone in the society will have to be aware and cautious about conservation of environment and minimise the use of plastics in our lives. She says that though their campaign is at a small scale right now, but sooner or later they would be able to make an impact by educating people about conservation of environment.
Aastha got inspired from her home
This campaign was initiated from her home only. Her grandfather, Amar Singh Thakur has been supporting her right from the start. Thakur also appeals to all the customers coming to his shop, to not use plastic products. He himself is constantly engaged in collecting waste plastic from his shop and the adjoining areas. He says that the entire area is facing a scarcity of water for irrigation, and in such a situation plastic being disposed off in the ground decreases soil fertility too.
Aastha’s father, Gopal Thakur says that though this campaign has been started in a small village like theirs, but this campaign, through the Baal Panchayat, has the potential to be replicated in different parts of the country, to educate people about conservation of environment and stopping the use of plastic products.
An Effort
No matter how small is the effort, many a times, it is the start of a big revolution. A big and countrywide revolution is needed to make India plastic free. The efforts of 'team Aastha' are small in nature, but with proper guidance it has the potential to become a countrywide campaign.
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Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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VO: Under the Swachh Bharat mission, people across the country are putting in efforts to educate other people about conservation of environment.
Inspired by Prime Minister Modi's message, 13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic free. Aastha is a resident of the Tauli village, situated about 80 km away from Dehradun.
GFX: 13-year-old Aastha Thakur has taken up the task to make her area plastic free
A student of class 9, Aastha has made a Baal Panchayat of 28 school students of the age group of 5-14 years.
GFX: Aastha has made Baal Panchayat of 28 school students of age group of 5-14 years
BYTE: Aastha(05:14min to 06:18min)
DESIGNATION: Student
Byte Translation: "I got inspired by PM's initiative of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Since then I along with my Baal Panchayat team have been making paper bags and educating people about the menance of plastic..We distribute these paper bags to nearby shops so that they use this instead of plastic bags."
The members of this group are taking up this fight against use of plastic by making paper bags and educating everyone in the village about the menace of plastic.
Astha along with her fellow members of the Baal Panchayat, makes paper bags and distribute them in the surrounding areas.
GFX: Members of this group make paper bags and distribute them in the surrounding areas.
BYTE: Gopal Thakur(06:45 min to 07:13 min)
DESIGNATION: Aastha's father
Byte Translation: "People are being inspired by children's initiative..Children are educating their parents about the ill-effects of plastic..People are getting responsible and changes are visible in the society."
The idea is to make more and more people use these paper bags and cut the use of plastic in their daily lives and preserve the environment. They have been promoting their cause for the last one year.
GFX: The idea is to cut the use of plastic in their daily lives and preserve environment
BYTE: Amar Singh Thakur(09:56 min 10:33min)
DESIGNATION: Aastha's Grandfather
Byte Translation: "We appeal to everyone to not to use plastics. I also appeal to the government to ban the plastic completely..Plastics make the surroundings dirty and harm the crops too. People are getting aware slowly and gradually and they are cutting out the use of plastic."
Recognising the efforts put-in by Aastha and her team, a number of NGO’s have come forward to help them in their cause.
GFX: A number of NGO’s have come forward to help them in their cause
A big and countrywide revolution is needed to make India plastic free.
The efforts of 'team Aastha' are small in nature, but with proper guidance it has the potential to become a countrywide campaign.
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