On February 9, 2016, the ‘No to Polythene and yes to Cloth Bags’ campaign was formally kickstarted when a cloth bag manufacturing unit was set up inside Gurgaon Jail.
Hailing from the village of Lahawarpora on the banks of Wular, Bilal lost his father Mohammad Ramzan when he was in class 6. The responsibility of the family then lay on the shoulders of young Bilal.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has announced that it will be providing a seed fund of ₹50 lakh so the operations of Waah can be expanded further.