Agra, June 14: In a significant step towards protecting the Yamuna River from religious and plastic pollution, Sanskriti Youth Foundation, in collaboration with Agra Nagar Nigam, installed an “Arpan Kalash” at Hathighat, Agra on Sunday morning.
The Arpan Kalash has been established to encourage devotees to respectfully deposit floral offerings, worship materials, and idol remnants after rituals instead of discarding them into the river. The collected materials will be transported to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) of Agra Nagar Nigam, where they will be scientifically processed and recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.
The initiative was graced by the presence of social worker Shri Santosh Khirwar, BJP District Minister Shri Satish Dev Tyagi, Shri Suresh Saxena, District Coordinator of All World Gayatri Pariwar, Shri Gopal Kushwaha, District Coordinator of Gayatri Pariwar Youth Wing, and social worker Dr. Anand Prakash Tyagi.
Representing Sanskriti Youth Foundation were Vice President Deepak Tyagi, Media Head Vaishali Sharma, Secretary Mansi Verma, PR Head Shantanu Budhraja, along with Sachin Tyagi, Sujata, Varnika, Kushagra, Ankit Tyagi, Manish Dubey, Swaym, Naveen, Prachi, Vaishali, Abhirav, and over 120 volunteers.
Following the installation ceremony, volunteers conducted a large-scale cleanup drive along the Yamuna riverbank and successfully removed approximately 560 kilograms of plastic and mixed waste. The collected waste was sent to the Agra Nagar Nigam Material Recovery Facility for recycling.
Speakers highlighted the importance of the Arpan Kalash as a sustainable solution that balances religious sentiments with environmental responsibility. The initiative aims to reduce river pollution while promoting responsible disposal and recycling of religious waste.
Sanskriti Youth Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to continuing such environmental initiatives and mobilizing citizens to work collectively towards a cleaner, healthier, and pollution-free Yamuna.
Founded in 2021, Sanskriti Youth Foundation is a youth-led nonprofit organization working in the fields of environmental conservation, education, and women empowerment. The organization currently operates across 24 cities in India with a network of more than 7,500 volunteers dedicated to creating sustainable social impact.
Through community-driven initiatives focused on river conservation, waste management, afforestation, education, and social development, the Foundation has emerged as one of the fastest-growing youth movements in the country. To date, its volunteers have removed and diverted more than 120,000 kilograms of plastic and waste from the environment for responsible recycling and have planted and nurtured over 10,000 trees.
Initiatives such as the Arpan Kalash project reflect the Foundation’s commitment to combining environmental responsibility with cultural and religious values, encouraging citizens to actively participate in building a cleaner and more sustainable future.
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