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Actor Dia Mirza gets candid about her environment activism

- Kabir Singh Bhandari

The India Clean-Up Confluence was a first-of-its-kind event organised where leaders from clean-up movements, government bodies, corporations, and the public came together to initiate dialogue and foster collaboration on sustainable solutions for a cleaner, healthier environment. Actor and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza, as the founder of One India Stories, partnered with India Clean Up Confluence (organised by Carter Cleanup and Greenmyna). During this time, Dia spoke to us about why a single event was essential to bring about change in India.

Crazy people who can't sit still

"There are several clean-up groups which are largely volunteer citizen and youth-led groups. Many of the founders of those clean-up groups are just crazy people who can't sit still when they see something wrong and they get up and start doing the work themselves. And that's what's attracted the community that now continues to work and support them. And I can name so many of them, whether it's Harold who started Carter Clean-up, Afroz who started Versova Beach Cleanup, or the Plog man of India, Ripu, or Pradeep Sangwan, founder of Healing Himalayas, that works to preserve the Himalayas and promote responsible tourism. So every person who's started the movement has done so because they've seen an issue in their neighbourhood, backyard or region and said that they want to be part of the solution.