By Venkat Ankam, Co-founder of Dha3R NGO. Waste disposal in urban environments, particularly in rapidly expanding cities like Hyderabad, presents formidable obstacles. The emergence of Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs), informal dumping grounds, intensifies concerns related to health, environmental degradation, and visual appeal. Let’s delve into the process by which these GVPs arise, the complications they generate, and explore strategies for […]
Introduction Plastic recycling has long been hailed as a solution to the environmental challenges posed by the global plastic crisis. Many of us have felt a sense of relief when we toss our empty water bottles or old food containers into the recycling bin, thinking that we’re doing our part to reduce the environmental impact of plastics. However, the reality […]
There are two ways to reduce littering and lakes pollution – Enforce strict rules or change people’s mindset. While the first one is easy, it just shifts the littering somewhere else, but it doesn’t stop. Though it is a tough and slow process to change sociopaths, we chose the latter. Being part of a running community, it was easy for […]
Hyderabad lakes are turning into cesspools and causing harmful environmental effects. Save our lakes and save environment.