From suave bags fashioned from tetra paks, denim and other textile wastes to fancy tea coasters made using motherboards and vinyl records, Rimagined’s range of upcycled products is indeed a revelation.
The civic body' a unique idea invites local communities and corporates based in the city to adopt and take ownership of these water bodies for a specific time period.
The state government officially abolished this ludicrous practice and declared it unlawful on May 1, the day dedicated to celebrating labourers and the working classes across the world.
The Schools for River project was flagged off for the obvious lack of relevant information pertaining to rivers and complex river basin ecosystems in school curriculum.
On a daily basis, it is reported that Meghalaya generates over 500 hundred tonnes of garbage, out of which its capital city, Shillong, roughly accounts for a staggering 150 tonnes alone!
Last year, an environmental revolution was quietly spreaheaded in Kottayam district as a last bid to save Meenachil and its tributaries, Meenanthara and Kodoor, whose existence had trickled down to tiny threads of polluted water.