Cleanliness campaigner Bittu Tabahi has extended his mission to Delhi, choosing the Yamuna riverbank as his first stop in the capital. Surendra Singh Choudhary, known online as Bittu Tabahi, joined local volunteers for a cleanup drive along the river on September 20, and after more than four hours of work, the team had cleared 585 kg of waste from the site.
Choudhary has built a reputation for traveling to different parts of the country to raise awareness about keeping public spaces clean, first drawing attention for videos of him cleaning up the polluted Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh. That work eventually caught the notice of Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, who brought him on to collaborate with the organization. Choudhary has since been expanding his campaign well beyond Madhya Pradesh.
Why he chose the Yamuna
In a video posted September 21, Choudhary explained that cleaning up the Yamuna had been a long-standing goal of his. He said his videos eventually reached Philip Morris, who backed the Delhi initiative and helped organize the drive. He described having long wanted to bring his cleanliness mission to Delhi specifically to work on the river. The drive was held as part of World Cleanup Day activities along the riverbank.
585 kg removed
Choudhary said the riverbank was littered with various kinds of waste — plastic, flower garlands, and religious offerings among them and that local residents joined volunteers in the effort to clear it. In his video, he noted that since September 20 marked World Cleanup Day, the cleanup would run across three days, describing the significant amount of trash and idols found along the Yamuna that the team set out to clear that day.
After roughly four and a half hours of work, the team had collected 585 kg of waste in this first Delhi drive. In an Instagram caption, Choudhary highlighted the milestone and thanked the local volunteers who pitched in to help clean the riverbank.
Next stop: Gurugram
The Delhi cleanup isn’t the end of the campaign. Choudhary thanked Philip Morris for its partnership and announced that the next drive will take place in Kherki Daula, Gurugram, inviting followers to join in.
The post received a wave of supportive responses on social media, with many users praising Choudhary and the volunteers for their efforts. From the Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh to the Yamuna in Delhi, his cleanup campaign continues to reach a growing audience.
