As we are entering the fifth week of our Environmental Awareness campaign, let's take a closer look at the current momentum of Operation Clean Sweep -
Our total strength has crossed 8000 volunteers, participating groups crossed 115 in the 5th week!
Primary objective of our Chennai Coastal and South India multi-city Cleanup is to sensitize the general public against the use of plastics and its negative impact on the eco-system:
Share Poster to create awareness among your friends
Update your FB Wall Cover
The solution for reducing our garbage footprint starts at our own home - source segregation is the first step. Meet a few families who have turned their households in zero waste homes. CTC is planning to conduct a number of workshops post June 8th on source segregation, composting and other eco-friendly practices.
The solution for reducing our garbage footprint starts at our own home - source segregation is the first step. Meet a few families who have turned their households in zero waste homes. CTC is planning to conduct a number of workshops post June 8th on source segregation, composting and other eco-friendly practices.
Our Chennai Mayor Saidai Duraisamy has kindly accepted to inaugurate the Chennai Coastal Cleanup on June 8th. He has been very supportive towards our cause in previous years and been an active listener to the learnings from our mega cleanup:
Everyother day new companies, NGOs and schools are joining our ever growing green army:
(poster to be updated with latest received logos)
The list of participating groups is growing vast.... If yours is still missing in the list below do wake them up...
| Companies | NGOs | Students/Schools |
| IBM India Pvt Ltd, Chennai | V Trust | RC OF MNM JEC |
| HP | Environmental Foundation of India | Saveetha Dental College |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | Chennai Engg Services | Govt. Middle School, Kothapurinatham, Puducherry |
| Vernalis Systems | Bhumi Chennai | Geetha Matriculation Hr Sec School |
| ISGN | Gnana Deepam Trust | My Master |
| Spiro HR Management Consultants Pvt Ltd | Bharathi Scout Group | Ananda Marga school |
| Ramco Systems | Marina Minnals - Chennai Runners | JCI |
| Ernst & Young Foundation | Angels of Marina | Mmhss |
| Computer Sciences Corporation(CSC) | Vazhai | Centre For Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University |
| Adityaa Agro | Chennai Astronomy Club | Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam |
| eBay/PayPal India Pvt Ltd | F.B. Foundation Pune | Ananda marga school |
| Pizza Republic | Bhumi Trichi | Muthamizh nagar |
| Shawn Web & Print Media | Bhumi Coimbatore | Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam |
| Techdew | JIM Scout Group | Ananda marga school |
| Access Healthcare Services | Green Belt Welfare Society | SRM University,Vadapalani |
| Bilimoria & Associate | Manasika Public Charitable Trust | Tagore Engineering College, Vandalur-kelambakkam Main road, Chennai -127. |
| Qualcomm | GLD Movement | |
| Dhanvin Properties | Mahindra and Mahindra | |
| Hyatt Regency Chennai | Give Smiles | |
| Freshdesk | Photocopier Technician Welfare Association | |
| Quadrant4 Software Solutions(p) Ltd | Subhas Scout Group | |
| ThomsonReuters | Green and Educational Technologist Foundation | |
| Ponnovi creatives | Chennai Volunteers | |
| TCS | National Troopers for Conservation of Nature | |
| Federal Bank | Pearl Nature Society | |
| UST Global | Nellai Nature Club | |
| Enzen Technologies Pvt Ltd | Thamirabarani | |
| CNSI | Thanneer | |
| Wipro Cares | Euerka Child Foundaion | |
| Emerson Process Management Chennai Ltd | Pasumai-Sevai Karangal | |
| HTC Global Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. | V R Volunteers & Thozhan | |
| Kamachi Sponge & Power Corp Ltd | SEDA | |
| popular vehicles and services ltd | Elysium Residents | |
| CGI | Bhumi Bangalore | |
| Barclays | Muthamizh nagar | |
| Integra Software Services P Ltd | CTC Bangalore | |
| Dover India Pvt Ltd | Comrade Foundation | |
| Barclays | Great Hyderabad Adventure Club | |
| L&T Infotech | Namma Beach Namma Chennai | |
| Ameex | MEECONS (Mother Earth Environmental Consciousness Society) | |
| Technosoft Global Services pvt ltd | Vibrant Velachery | |
| Nielsen | Bangalore Trekking Club | |
| Caterpillar | Bliss | |
| Zanec | ||
| Mphasis | ||
| Cognizant Bangalore | ||
| HP Bangalore | ||
| Acute Groups | ||
| Virtusa Consultancy Services | ||
| McKinsey |
Alongside our Chennai Coastal Cleanup/5, our nation-wide operation India Clean Sweep is growing steadily - 2 major cities and regional NGOs have joined our cause - Hyderabad (Great Hyderabad Adventure Club) and Vizag (Mother Earth Environmental Consciousness Society).
Total strength outside Chennai has now crossed 1500 volunteers! If you know NGOs, companies and schools in each of these 10 locations whom would be interested to joins us please give us a buzz.
Our India-wide event poster has been updated with the new locations, target lakes, beaches and participating NGOs - the awareness is spreading nation-wide...
Federal Bank is sponsoring cloth bags to all participants to create awareness on the non-use of polythene covers/plastic bags while shopping. Requesting all volunteers to educate their family, friends and colleagues to trigger a change in mindset.
A look behind the scenes of Operation India Clean Sweep - a mega operation to create mega conservation awareness to lakhs of people through various ways:
Ocean Conservation Day
The Chennai Coastal Cleanup has been included in the world-wide list of events organized as part of the International World Oceans Day:
Thinking green?
Wanna get connected with other green like-minded souls who are passionate about our environment?
0 comments:
Post a Comment