Summary:
But Rohitansh Sharma was meant for something bigger and noble — Satyagrah against plastic. And there could have been nothing better than declaring a war on plastic at Kumbh, the world’s largest congregation of pilgrims.Notwithstanding the nip in the air, Rohitansh Sharma, popularly known as Plastic Baba, and his seven volunteers are creating a mass awareness on plastic pollution on Kumbh mela campus. After collecting more than 250kg plastic from the river Ganga as well as the entire Kumbh area, Plastic baba and his followers are compiling the recyclable and non-recyclable materials at a camp located in sector no 16 and would hand it over to local scrap dealers for their proper disposal. After attempting his bachelor of engineering from a Nanded college, Rohitansh devoted himself to theatre and later took to social work. Rohitansh said that he and his volunteers were inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission.Unmindful of its harmful effects, several people were casually tossing plastic in the open until they met Rohitansh..