A 20-year-old BSc student from Madhya Pradesh has gone from cleaning a polluted river by hand to receiving a public invitation from Boyan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup. Surendra Singh Choudhary, known online as Bittu Tabahi, has spent months removing waste from the Ajnar River, documenting the effort online and drawing attention from prominent figures along the way.

Bittu Tabahi, a 20-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, is cleaning the polluted Ajnar river and winning praise online. | Trending

Bittu Tabahi, studente ventenne del Madhya Pradesh, sta ripulendo a mani nude il fiume Ajnar dalla plastica senza mezzi né tute protettive.