After a 21-year-old, Surendra 'Bittu Tabahi' Chaudhary, posted before-and-after photos of his solo cleanup of the Ajnar River in Biaora, Madhya Pradesh, his efforts went viral. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada praised him and urged Padma Awards for him and another youth cleaner, Sevendra. Dutch CEO Boyan Slat invited Bittu to work with The Ocean Cleanup. Bittu stressed civic responsibility amid claims of government credit.
