CLEAN-India programme follows a four pronged approach of assessment, awareness, advocacy and action on various environmental issues.The programme has been able to spread its tentacles in different parts of the country through a large network of like- minded NGOs and has also been able to create visible impacts therein. Different centres have been able to adopt the programme as per their local requirements. Some excerpts from the achievements of  CLEAN-India centres...


 

CLEAN-Bhopal: Awareness on celebrating Holi with natural colours was generated with the help of street plays, awareness materials.
CLEAN-Dehradun: "Vote for clean water and air"- a clean Election Campaign, an eco friendly approach during election campaigning, was carried out.
CLEAN-Gwalior: Hoardings with environment messages put up at major traffic intersections
CLEAN-Indore: Intensive community awareness on water carried out. Choitram School was declared an ecofriendly school for conforming to environmental practices.
CLEAN-Lucknow: Developed a tool to help consumers to check for food adulteration.
CLEAN-Muzaffarnagar: Created awareness on playing Holi with Natural Colours in slum areas where Holi was being played with mud, dung & other harmful chemical colours.
CLEAN-Ranikhet: Clean up drives formed a part of the anti polybag campaign in Ranikhet. Celebrated Eco Deepawali enthusiastically and developed awareness material.
CLEAN-Varanasi: Set up Groundwater recharge pits to increase water table. Monitored water quality of Varuna River alongwith various ghats near River Ganga and carried out cleanliness drive near Sarnath Temple. Created awareness on anti-polythene through Nukkad Natak.
 

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CLEAN-Bangalore: Rain water harvesting structures built in school complexes.
CLEAN-Dindigul: Communities have taken upon themselves to test their waters and manage waste locally through vermicomposting. Parents Eco Clubs have been initiated in schools for reaching out to a larger audience.
CLEAN-Kodaikanal: Green Poly House (Herb corner) with 150 indigenous trees and herbal plants created. Bird watching and identification of butterfly species, biomonitoring of lakes, and apiary formation have been some of the initiatives.
CLEAN-Kurnool: Conducted survey of solid waste dumping sites in 6 slums and involved the community during water monitoring. Conducted seminars on Sustainable Development, Energy , Biodiversity status and Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, etc.
CLEAN-Madurai: Workshops and surveys on Wealth from waste, trace the trash, waste detective conducted. Conducted a survey of number of vehicles passing through an area at a time alongwith Air monitoring. Active community awareness on remedial measures of water found contaminated with ammonia in a rain water collection dam. Environmental laws as an advocacy subject introduced.
CLEAN-Mysore: "Tippy-Tap", a simple hand wash system comprising of a plastic can that ensures the flow of only 50-70ml of water has been devised and is being used by many schools and offices as a step for water conservation. CLEAN-Mysore newsletter, Television jingles and scrolls serve as outreach tools.
CLEAN-Nagercoil: Students and self help groups in the rural villages were trained in the process of vermicomposting and the compost thus generated is used in nurturing medicinal plants in herb garden. Workshop on Beehive Briquette (alternate energy) production techniques, Mushroom production, Coir pith composting carried out.
CLEAN-Pondicherry: Tap water harvesting done in many schools.
CLEAN-Pudukkottai: Have conducted cleanup drive of a village by making drains and planted tree saplings alongwith herb garden. VAIRAM Matriculation School chosen as The Resource Centre, wherein water quality analysis is done free of cost for parents and digital CDs on water quality data are generated and circulated.
CLEAN-Vijayawada: Initiated tree planting, vermicomposting and rainwater harvesting. Carried out chlorination of school water tank found contaminated with coliform. Created awareness through AIR Vijayawada and celebration of various environment days.
 

Eco Deepawali Deepawali, the festival of lights, tasty sweets, rituals and rites. Crackers are noise and smoke in one once you burn them the damage is done. Smoking chakris, flying rockets do nothing but holes in your pockets. So don’t harm little children instead shower sweets and happiness. Nalin Bhatnagar CLEAN-Delhi	Nature but man is misusing its structure, he is the cause of fracture. Nature helps to fulfill our needs but it is not meant for our greeds. It changes life with high speeds we have to walk as nature leads. B.G. Swetha CLEAN-Mysore S. Nishanth CLEAN-Madurai
		CLEAN-India Resource Materials	Ddo not waste water and perishInstead conserve water and flourish.Ovhal Padmaja CLEAN-Pune

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