GIVE PLASTIC TAKE GOLD SCHEME @KASHMIR – see if it worked
Is it possible for a place to turn plastic free in just 15 days? if yes, how? Which place is it? What did they do? These all are answered below so without delay go on and continue reading.
Plastic always takes a major part in pollution; plastic has become a toxic element on earth that people won’t stop using and it won’t stop polluting.
Environmental activists are always seen trying to educate people about how toxic plastic is and how important it is for us to stop plastic usage. While some educate, others directly jump into action.
This is something to be proud of and something to be appreciated; a village in the Indian state of Kashmir made a move and worked towards making the village plastic free.
Sadiwara is a remote village in Anantnag, South Kashmir. This remote and distant village came up with an innovative idea through which they aimed to give their best in protecting the environment.
The Panchayat of Sadiwara announced a scheme for the welfare of the village, but this time they asked for nothing but some effort and some plastic waste.
The people of Sadiwara were asked to collect plastic (waste or just plastic). The plastic that is collected by the people of Sadiwara is supposed to belong to the village and all this collected plastic should be taken to the Panchayat office.
And at the panchayat office, the plastic is weighed, and for every 20 quintals of plastic collected – one gold coin is given in return. This scheme is hence called the “give plastic take gold” scheme.
The reward announcement got the villagers excited and everyone participated in the drive enthusiastically. Plastic waste from households, accumulated waste from roads, and the wasted that was dumped in the water bodies – everything is collected leaving no plastic behind.
The scheme was proposed by Farooq Ahmad Ganai, the sarpanch of Sadiwara village. Farooq is not only a sarpanch but also a lawyer by profession and an environmentalist by ideology.
Advocate Farooq stated that although the idea was his, the progress and the success were the efforts of the whole village. Initially, when the scheme was produced, they only aimed to clean landscapes but slowly the aim spread to cleaning water bodies too.
And now Sadiwara is plastic-free with just 15 days of dedicated work of the villagers and the sarpanch. Sadiwara Youth Club’s president Shakeel Wani shared how everyone in the village showed immense interest in the mission and accomplished it.
He also added that every single person in the village irrespective of their age group participated in the drive towards a plastic-free community.
Kudos to the people of Sadiwara, let’s hope they achieve more and move toward development. Sadiwara will stand as an inspiration to many other villages and towns in India. Join the movement and make a change by being the change you want.