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Bittu Tabahi’s team clears 2 tonnes of forest waste

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC · How we work

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Bittu Tabahi Forest Cleanup

Surendra Singh Choudhary (Bittu Tabahi) led a Turahalli forest clean-up near Bengaluru.
The four-hour drive started at 8 a.m. Saturday and cleared over two tonnes of waste.
Indian Garage Co, Indus Herbs and the Greater Bengaluru Authority organized the effort with a backhoe and JCB.
The 21-year-old BSc student also cleaned the Ajnar River, spent Rs 30,000 and earned praise from Anand Mahindra and The Ocean Cleanup.

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Bittu Crowdsources River Cleanup

Bittu posted a video announcing a job offer from The Ocean Cleanup and asked followers for a cleanup site.
He invited fans to suggest any Indian state, turning comments into a crowdsourced wishlist.
Fans most often suggested Bihar, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra as priority states for his next river clean-up.
Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, replied with an invitation to join.

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Bittu Tabahi Forest Cleanup

Surendra Singh Choudhary (Bittu Tabahi) led a Turahalli forest clean-up near Bengaluru.
The four-hour drive started at 8 a.m. Saturday and cleared over two tonnes of waste.
Indian Garage Co, Indus Herbs and the Greater Bengaluru Authority organized the effort with a backhoe and JCB.
The 21-year-old BSc student also cleaned the Ajnar River, spent Rs 30,000 and earned praise from Anand Mahindra and The Ocean Cleanup.

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