It Started With a Thought, a Walk Along the Yamuna… 🌊

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LG Family

Hope you all are doing well and contributing to the Society within your best reach.

I came through a Post That Made Me Decide for a Yamuna Cleanup

A few hours before my meet-up, “Beyond the Map: A Journey Through Mini Tibet | Majnu Ka Tila,” I came across a post shared by @Rahul001 , “Celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day with Local Guides.”

The post made me pause and think.

I had already planned to do a small cleanup activity before the meet-up, but Rahul’s post gave me a new perspective. It helped me decide on the location Vasudev Ghat, standing on the banks of the Yamuna.

Thank you, @Rahul001 , for creating that awareness and inspiring this little effort.

I reached Vasudev Ghat with @SonamW Ma’am. We put on our sustainable gloves and masks, picked up our garbage bags, and started walking along the Yamuna.

But as we walked around the ghat, we began noticing something that was difficult to ignore.

Polythene bags, plastic bottles and different kinds of waste were scattered all around the surroundings.

For a moment, we stopped and looked around.

The Yamuna was flowing quietly beside us, while the waste along its banks told a very different story.

So, we started picking up whatever waste we could find one polythene bag, one bottle, one piece of waste at a time.

At first, it felt like a simple cleanup activity.

But as I continued picking up the waste, I began thinking about something much bigger.

The Yamuna is a river, but it is also connected to something much larger our oceans.

What we throw beside a river does not necessarily stay there. Plastic and other waste can travel through waterways and eventually find its way into our oceans.

And suddenly, this was no longer just about cleaning Vasudev Ghat.

It was about understanding that ocean conservation can begin much closer to home beside a river, on our streets, and even with something as simple as picking up a plastic bottle.

There was something peaceful about being there. The river was flowing quietly, the surroundings were beautiful, and after the cleanup, we took a few photographs to capture the place and the little moments we had shared.

we collected all the waste into the garbage bags and dropped into the dustbin

with warmth and smile that comes when you try to do something for the society for Sustainable growth for future.

Then it was time to leave.

We packed up, looked back at the place one more time, and made our way towards our meet-up for the day.

What had started as a simple walk along the Yamuna had left me with a very different thought:

Maybe protecting the ocean doesn’t always begin at the ocean.

Sometimes, it begins with a river and with us. :ocean:

A small effort.

A meaningful moment.

And hopefully, a reminder that every one of us can make a difference.,

special kudous to @SonamW ma’am for helping, Guiding and taking the beautiful photographs of the scenarios with me. :blush: :lotus:

Warm regards

@Nomad_Enkay

LG Lvl 6

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Thank you @Nomad_Enkay for having a cleanup drive.

There is something uniquely calming about walking along the Yamuna and letting thoughts wander. It’s wonderful to see that @SonamW joined you & taking the step to clean up along the Yamuna :national_park: makes a genuine difference. I really appreciate the attention to detail, using sustainable gloves :gloves: and ensuring proper waste disposal :litter_in_bin_sign: shows true eco-consciousness from start to finish. You both made a real, tangible impact out there. Kudos to both of you for leading an example of local guides for planet Earth :globe_showing_europe_africa:.

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Thanks a lot, @Rahul001 , for appreciating the efforts and for that last-minute call to assist and help with the initiative. It really made a difference and contributed to creating greater social awareness. Indeed @SonamW is a guiding star, she always encourage to do my best :blush: :sparkles:

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This is really inspiring!!
Kudos to you @Nomad_Enkay and @SonamW for taking the initiative and making a difference..

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@Nomad_Enkay @SonamW did a fabulous deed. I feel so proud to be part of the team always. Thank you for caring about the nature.

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Thankyou so much @ShreyaMusings :raising_hands::sparkles:

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Thankyou so much @Nishanthligori :raising_hands::sparkles:

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Hello dear friends @Nomad_Enkay and @SonamW
Congratulations :+1:!
Great mission successfully completed…
Appreciate your efforts and dedication…
Best wishes, dear Friends…
:handshake::handshake::handshake:

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Thankyou so much @TravellerG sir for the appreciation, it means a lot :folded_hands::sparkles:

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Fabulous way to highlight the importance of cleanliness @Nomad_Enkay Congratulations to your and @SonamW efforts in this clean-up drive.

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Thankyou so much @Ssiddharth2000 :blush::sparkles:

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Nice initiative @Nomad_Enkay . Will join in next time for sure

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Thankyou @curatorofmemory sir, hope to see you next time :blush::sparkles:

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Congratulations, dear @Nomad_Enkay and @SonamW, on this wonderful activity :bouquet:

This small effort is truly meaningful in inspiring the LG community to take up similar activity in their areas :+1:

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Thank you so much for your hard work! This is such a wonderful initiative. Honestly, it can be really sad to see how carelessly people just throw their trash everywhere. But seeing you out there doing this gives me so much hope. It really shows the difference one person can make and reminds us all to do better. Keep it up!:+1::sparkles:

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Beautiful initiative @Nomad_Enkay , cleanup activity shows real care for the environment, small actions really do matter. Thanks for sharing this meaningful experience.

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Dear @Nomad_Enkay it was indeed a very satisfying task. The two of us could not have cleaned up everything along the riverbank there is still so much left to be done. But every time I picked up even one piece of garbage, I felt that I had made Mother Earth a little lighter :blush: That feeling of satisfaction kept growing with every piece we removed :green_heart:

Thanks to @Rahul001 we chose to come here, and I’m truly glad we did. It also made me realise that cleaning up our surroundings cannot be a one-day drive, it needs to be a continuous and consistent effort.

I truly appreciate your initiative and sincerely hope this continues in the future. You can always count me in :heart_suit:

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Dear @Rahul001 We are truly thankful to you not only for sharing your cleanliness awareness post on World Cleanup Day, but also for taking a keen interest in how Local Guides can make the drive more sustainable :green_heart: , even by choosing eco-friendly gloves :saluting_face:

It is this kind of sincerity and genuine involvement that can make a real difference to any project. We truly appreciate your kind words and applaud your thoughtful effort and initiative :green_heart: :clap:

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Thank you @Nishanthligori such appreciation :green_heart: means a lot :folded_hands: to us.

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@ShreyaMusings Thank you so much for your support and appreciation :heart_suit: . Yes, we are indeed a part of a team, and it feels wonderful to be together in all the good work we have been carrying forward.

Here’s to many more such meaningful efforts together :raising_hands: three cheers to our team :clap: :green_heart:

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