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Bittu Tabahi: River Cleanup Efforts Earn Dutch NGO Job Offer
Bittu Tabahi is the nickname of Surendra Singh Choudhary, a 20-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh.
He has been cleaning a dirty river called the Ajnar River.
He removes plastic, algae and other rubbish by himself.
He records his work and shares videos online.
The videos became popular and many people noticed what he was doing.
Boyan Slat, who leads The Ocean Cleanup, saw the videos and offered him a job.
Some people questioned whether Bittu was cleaning the river mainly to get online attention.
Anand Mahindra said that even attention on social media can help encourage useful work.
Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as Bittu Tabahi, cleaned parts of Madhya Pradesh’s Ajnar River.
The 20-year-old removed plastic, algae and other accumulated waste independently.
His cleanup videos went viral on social media, attracting international attention.
Boyan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, publicly invited Choudhary to work for the organisation.
Choudhary reportedly began the effort in January and spent about ₹30,000 on it.
- Who
- Surendra Singh Choudhary, popularly known as Bittu Tabahi, and Boyan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup.
- What
- Choudhary received a public invitation to work for The Ocean Cleanup after cleaning the polluted Ajnar River.
- Where
- The cleanup took place on the Ajnar River near Biaora in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district.
- When
- Choudhary reportedly began the cleanup in January; Anand Mahindra praised him in March. The exact date of the job offer is not stated.
- Why
- Choudhary was removing plastic, algae and other accumulated waste from the river.
Supporters
Critics
Motivation for the cleanup
Supporters
Supporters, including Anand Mahindra, argued that even if social-media attention was a motivation, it could still produce meaningful environmental work.
Critics
Some people criticised Choudhary and claimed he was cleaning the river mainly to gain social-media views.
Key facts
- Full name
- Surendra Singh Choudhary
- Popular name
- Bittu Tabahi
- Age
- 20
- Cleanup site
- Ajnar River, near Biaora, Madhya Pradesh
- Organisation making the offer
- The Ocean Cleanup
- Offer made by
- Boyan Slat, the organisation’s founder and CEO
- Reported cleanup spending
- About ₹30,000
Quotes
Anand Mahindra
Industrialist who publicly praised Choudhary’s river-cleaning efforts
“This young man from Biaora, M.P, was criticised for claiming to have cleaned parts of a river just in order to gain social media views. Well, we usually complain that social media rewards the trivial rather than the meaningful. So if a desire for ‘likes’ can become a force for good that’s fine with me. Bittu Tabahi from Biaora is my #MondayMotivation.”
livemint.com
“Come work for us.”
livemint.com
Sources
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