The morning walkers club of Sector 7, Dwarka, is on a mission to make its walking lane clean and green. The lane is situated behind Rashi Apartments, Sri Niketan Apartments, Harsukh Apartments, Brahma Apartments and Satisar Apartments.
They recently placed wooden baskets as dustbins at different places on the lane. LD Garg, president of the club and a resident of Rashi Apartments, says that they wanted to maintain cleanliness and greenery in the area.
Ravi Jaitely, another member of the club who is the general secretary of Senior Citizens Association and a resident of Harsuk Apartments, says that they placed the bin to discourage the use of plastic in the area.
“We want to give the message through a change in our attitude and behaviour. Here we are trying to show that if we can implement such measures for our walking lane, then others can also adopt similar measures and join hands for the environment. We want to promote environment-friendly items for a green and clean Dwarka,” says Jaitely.
The club began its journey last year when morning walkers of the area found themselves in agreement over the need to keep the area clean and green. That is when they joined hands and formed the group. They cleaned the area and put a signage with the phone numbers of a few members and an appeal to promote cleanliness and greenery in the lane.
Jaitely says, “Since then we have been looking after the area where we walk every day. Our efforts have also inspired others.”
The environment enthusiasts of the area, some of whom are members of the club, recently did an experiment in which they made tree guards by using waste material to promote waste management and the need to care for nature. They used tyres, dry leaves, dry branches and horticultural waste to make these guards for the plants in neighbourhood parks.
