By Venkat Ankam,Dha3R NGO Last month, I attended two different events. Two celebrations. Two crowds. Two setups. At the first event, there were simple one-time-use plastic cups placed next to a water dispenser. People walked up, filled them or picked up filled cups, drank, and moved on. No fanfare. No wasteful glitz. Just water. At the second event, it was […]
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 […]
Author: Venkat Ankam, Co-Founder of Dha3R NGO Introduction: Ever come across man-made lakes? Now, imagine a different tale—a man-made chemical lake that has silently emerged at the core of Mahavir Harina Vansthali National Park, Hyderabad. This poignant creation stands as a testament to the negligence of the higher authorities of TSIIC, a heartbreaking reflection of their disregard for nature. Within […]
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 […]
By Venkat Ankam, IT Professional, Co-founder of Dha3R NGO, LB Nagar. LB Nagar stands frozen in time, unchanged for a decade, a stark reminder of a Hyderabad city that forgot to provide its people with the most basic of civic amenities. Hyderabad aims to rank among the top 25 most livable cities globally, emphasizing sustainability. The city is also undergoing […]
Author: Sivani Kona, MBA, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. What are single-use plastics(SUPs)?  The word Single-use plastics (SUPs), denotes that these goods are made basically from fossil fuel-based petrochemicals meant mainly for single-use, which is thrown away right after the use. This “Thrown away Culture” opened the floodgates of all sorts of present-day chaos of environmental, socio-economic, and health hazards, climatic change, damage […]
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.