'Agra citizens launch drive to rid Yamuna of garbage'

Agra citizens, including young boys and girls, Sunday launched a massive cleanliness drive to rid the Yamuna of garbage dumped in it.

Aimed at conserving heritage monuments along the Yamuna besides cleaningthe river itself, the drive, named River Connect Campaign, succeeded in fishing out tonnes of garbage, including up litter, polythene bags, plastics, immersed idols in the river, construction material, from the river during the day.

Besides youngsters, senior citizens too actively participated in the river cleaning drive, working as volunteers of various voluntary organisations.

Talking of the drive, River Connect Campaign member Jugal Kishor Pandit said, People have been dumping all sorts of domestic waste in the river. Thousands of idols were immersed in it."