About 30 members from I-Clean Nagpur cleaned and beautified the walls and precincts opposite Keventers in Civil Lines, this Sunday morning. This was done with the active support and participation of the officials of Central Railway’s Nagpur Division. Situated on the main road, they invited a lot of attention from passerby, who stopped to enquire.
Neighbouring residents who visited the spot and joined the activity included Motilal Agrawal, Prakash Suchak, Adv. JM Gandhi, Ambarish Ghatate, Hariom Chowdhary, Ajay Agrawal and many of their family members. They also served snacks and cool drinks to all volunteers.
Age is no barrier for this group. They have volunteers ranging from 12 to 65+ year-olds who contribute in their own ways, towards the cleanliness and beautification of our city. I-Clean group specialises in cleaning the area and then painting the walls with cleanliness-related messages and attractive Warli designs, which are native to this region. This is their 183rd spot in the region.
The aim of the I-Clean movement is not only to clean dirty spots, but also to make people aware and make them contribute towards Swachhta in every possible way. With the aim of spreading the message of clean living to every Nagpurian, the I-Clean team also encourages people to use cloth bags for their daily shopping.
To fund their activities, each volunteer makes a minimum contribution of Rs.50 every month. Some voluntary contributions are also received from citizens at each spot. The clean-up drives have not only got support from the general public, but are also backed by NMC and KRML who actively participate in clean-up drives and support by providing necessary equipment for removal and disposal of garbage.
It is the group’s vision that every city in India should have an I-Clean team and each citizen should follow the cleanliness regime.
With I-clean, it is ‘I’ before ‘You’. It is in the name – I should do it rather than asking you to do it. I- Clean members present included Sanjay Wankhede, Nilesh Pund, Sharmishtha Chahande, Ruchipriya Dutta, Rohit Londhekar, Ashwini Topre, and many others.
The group has made an appeal to all the like-minded people of Nagpur to join them in their zest for cleaning and beautifying the city. They also requested residents to help maintain the cleanliness of the beautified spot by adopting proper methods of garbage disposal as also through continuous vigil. Â People of all ages and vocations can voluntarily be a part of these efforts.
You can call Ajinkya or  Jaideep on 8421930862 / 7743994550 to be a part of this selfless group that is making efforts to make Nagpur really a clean and smart city.