Workers of the DYFI cleaned up the Marine Drive on Tuesday, a day after it held a rally and a public meeting marking the culmination of its national meet there. Its new national president Mohamed Riyas, general secretary Avoy Mukherjee and organising committee chairman led the cleaning in which workers wielded shovel, brooms and baskets to clear rubbish from the ground.
The cleaning drive, which began at 11 a.m., saw the participation of hundreds of workers. The ground where the public meeting was held had waste paper and plastic bottles strew over. Plastic waste was a lot less, as the workers had heeded to the organising committee’s call to reduce use of plastic, said DYFI leaders. The workers also removed heaps of garbage and other rubbish piled up in a corner of the ground for long. The waste collected was segregated in separate sacks and handed over to the corporation for processing.
Green protocol
The DYFI meet was noted for its thrust on a green protocol. The workers had also joined hands with environment activists to clean up a section of the Periyar. While organic produces were used in cuisines for the 700 delegates who attended the meeting, plastic plates and cups were avoided in favour of steel tumblers and ceramic plates. The organisation had also constructed 13 houses for the homeless and pooled money for welfare of cancer patients.