Afroze Shah and his war against Marine Litter

Afroze Shah is a young Indian lawyer from Mumbai who is synonymous with the world’s largest beach clean-up project. In October 2015, he and his neighbor Harbansh Mathur, an 84-year-old were frustrated with the piles of decomposing waste that had washed up and completely overwhelmed the city’s Versova beach. Determined to do something about it, the pair started cleaning up the beach themselves, one piece of rubbish at a time. Every weekend since, Shah has inspired volunteers to join him – from slum-dwellers to Bollywood stars, from schoolchildren to politicians. So far, the volunteers have collected over 4,000 tons of trash from the 2.5 kilometer beach. Over 22+ Million kg of plastic has been removed from the Ocean, Beach, Rivers & Creek. United Nations has labelled His clean-up as “BIGGEST BEACH CLEAN-UP IN WORLD HISTORY. ”He is a recipient of the highest International Environmental Honour By The UN ENVIRONMENT, “CHAMPION OF THE EARTH” - FIRST INDIAN to receive this highest UN Environment Award. Afroze talked on marine debris and the basic need to make life style changes to help create a clutter free environment. In Afroz’s Words “The cleaning will continue till the ocean is made plastic and filth free”. DAIS students have been working with him since last year and have initiated a 'CLEAN IT' campaign to build awareness of keeping the school as well the surrounding clean.