Proper Waste Segregation: An Active Step Towards Saving Mother Earth

/ -- Famous Bollywood singer-songwriter Angaraag Mahanta, also known as Papon, is recently seen in a video tweeted by 'Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin, Assam' through their official Twitter handle, where he is speaking about the importance of waste segregation and the ill-effects of single-use plastic (SUP). He threw light on the need for segregating waste and contributed in his own little way towards the betterment of the environment by trying to raise awareness regarding the same.

Bollywood singer-song writer Papon- recently took up an initiative towards management of plastic waste along with SBM-G, Assam. The singer has worked with many organizations and activists towards environment conservation, back in his hometown-Assam, and therefore, is well-aware that waste management is the need of the hour. Therefore, he decided to address this noble cause and become a part of it.

In a recent video shared by Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin, Assam, the singer has placed an appeal before the citizens of Assam to segregate waste at the household level and adopt the habit of composting since in this way, all of them can contribute towards a clean and green Assam. Papon further said that knowingly or unknowingly, we have contributed a lot towards harming the environment by using single-use plastic bags and later discarding them without giving it any thought.

Before this video aired across various social networks, there was another video posted on the said organization's official Twitter handle wherein Papon is being offered prasad in an SUP (Single-Use Plastic) bag, to which he says, "The prasad is usually a blessing for us but this one in a plastic bag happens to be a curse for both-us and the environment, So, I request everyone to stop using SUPs and carry a shopping bag every time we visit a vegetable market since this will inculcate the practice of refusing plastic bags whenever they are being offered." He further added," This plastic bag is harmful and I request everyone to stop using SUP bags to save our planet."
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