Surendra Singh Chaudhary, a 20-year-old pupil from Madhya Pradesh, single-handedly remodeled the polluted Ajnar River in Biaora and has since garnered large worldwide consideration.
Higher often known as “Bittu Tabahi” on social media, had begun cleansing the river on January 26, coinciding with Republic Day, with nothing however a shovel, sheer will, and no price range for equipment.
After he shared pictures exhibiting the river’s situation earlier than and after the clean-up, his efforts reached the Madhya Pradesh authorities.
Bittu met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at his residence in Bhopal on Saturday. A video of their interplay was later shared on the Madhya Pradesh CM’s Instagram account.
Dhruv Rathee slams MP CM’s ‘photoshoot’
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee criticised the assembly and accused the federal government of looking for credit score for the 20-year-old’s river-cleaning efforts.
Reacting to the video, Rathee commented: “Aa gaye credit score lene.. Sara kaam ek ladke ne kiya aur jab viral hua toh use bula liya photoshoot ke liye aur besharmi toh dekho, usse kya bulwa rahe ho? ‘Sarkar toh kar hello rahi hai’ Kya kar rahi hai sarkar? Kuch nahi, sirf PR kar rahi.”
Rathee’s remark roughly interprets to, “They’ve come to take credit score. One boy did all of the work, and when he went viral, they referred to as him for a photoshoot. And have a look at the audacity, what are they making him say? ‘The federal government is already doing its work.’ What’s the authorities doing? Nothing, simply PR.”
Bittu Tabahi reacts to Dhruv Rathee’s remark
Addressing Rathee instantly within the feedback, Bittu Tabahi maintained that the interplay was about inspiring civic obligation fairly than political point-scoring.
“Dhruv Bhaiya credit score lene ki baat nahi hai, Govt. ne pehle bhi mere kaam ko admire kia hai, Baat yaha civic sense ki hai; principal bas ye chahta hu log bhi apni jimmedari samjhe, or meri tarah swachta ke lie aage aye,” he wrote.
The response interprets to: “Dhruv Bhaiya, this isn’t about taking credit score. The federal government has appreciated my work earlier as nicely. The difficulty right here is civic sense. I solely need individuals to grasp their duty and are available ahead for cleanliness, simply as I did.”
In line with information company ANI, Chaudhary had continued cleansing the river regardless of well being dangers and encounters with snakes. He has additionally suffered limb infections whereas finishing up the clean-up close to an area temple.
Commending the younger boy throughout their assembly, the chief minister highlighted how solitary dedication can drive deep civic impression.
Within the video clip’s caption, the CM remarked that Bittu’s clearing of the Ajnar River despatched a transparent sign to society: actual change requires a real function, not a military of individuals. The CM additionally aligned his work with the ‘Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan’, which goals to revive and preserve water sources by citizen engagement.
Chaudhary, in response to an ANI report, had obtained assist from the native municipality, which deployed heavy equipment to take away amassed waste.
Biaora Municipal Company Sub-Engineer Rupesh Kumar Netam stated, “There’s a younger man named Surendra Singh Chaudhary who repeatedly cleans the Ajnar River in Biaora; the municipality additionally supplies him with assist on this effort.”
