Indian youth's 8-month river cleanup effort undone by returning trash

Khaosod•International•14m ago

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A 21-year-old Indian student's eight-month effort to clean the Ajnar River was undone as trash returned to the waterway.

•Surendra Singh Chaudhary spent nearly 8 months cleaning the Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh.
•The cleanup began in January with a few friends before Surendra Singh Chaudhary primarily worked alone.
•Surendra Singh Chaudhary spent 30,000 Indian Rupees on cleaning equipment and trash bins.
•The effort resulted in physical health issues, including skin peeling and infections in the hands and feet.

•Surendra Singh Chaudhary began the river cleanup mission in January.
•Surendra Singh Chaudhary used basic equipment and his hands to collect plastic bags, bottles, algae, and sediment from the Ajnar River.
•Surendra Singh Chaudhary spent 30,000 Indian Rupees (approximately 10,600 Baht) of personal funds on cleaning tools and bins.
•Surendra Singh Chaudhary performed the work manually because there was an insufficient budget to build a trash-collecting machine.
•Exposure to wastewater caused Surendra Singh Chaudhary to suffer from skin peeling and infections in the hands and feet.
•Surendra Singh Chaudhary performed the cleaning tasks despite not knowing how to swim.
•A recent social media video posted by Surendra Singh Chaudhary shows the Ajnar River filled with trash again as of October 17, 2026.

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Surendra Singh Chaudhary(สุเรนทรา ซิงห์ เชาดารี)

A 21-year-old Indian student also known as Bittu Tabahi who spent 8 months cleaning the Ajnar River.

Ajnar River(แม่น้ำอัจนาร์)

A river in Madhya Pradesh state that was the subject of a cleanup mission by Surendra Singh Chaudhary.

Madhya Pradesh(รัฐมัธยประเทศ)ℹ️

The Indian state where the Ajnar River is located.

Independent(independent)

The source of the news report.

Khaosod Online(ข่าวสดออนไลน์)

The news team that compiled the report.