Ganpati Visarjan 2018: Shahid Kapoor, Amit Sadh turn beach clean-up warriors with students

A day after Ganpati Visarjan festivities, Bollywood and television celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Niharica Raizada, Ritwik Sahore and Tanuj Mahashabde took to the Mumbai beaches for a clean-up drive. Every year on the last day of Ganpati festivities, thousands of idols are immersed in water, leaving the beaches dirty.

Several students took to the city beaches on Monday morning, and celebrities also turned up to support them and build enthusiasm.

 

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#shahidkapoor came to support the beach cleanup initiative taken by various individuals today at juhu beach. Yesterday ganpati idols were immersed across the beach shore line @viralbhayani

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Free Press Journal quoted Amit, who turned up early morning helping out the volunteers, saying, “It’s amazing that these kids woke up at 3:30 a.m. and came here to clean the beach but they can’t do it everyday. So every individual in our country has to take onus. This is our home and until you have that feeling of ownership and responsibility, we won’t be able to clean our country. Everyone knows what to do, where to go, only if you would think back to what your teachers taught you in school.”

 

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#amitsadh with kids who volunteered to clean the beach today post #ganpativisarjan @viralbhayani

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Niharica who was at the Aksa beach said that it was her first clean-up activity, but she will fulfil her duty as a good citizen of the country. The daily quoted her saying, “This was my first experience coming here to clean the beach. I have been to Aksa Beach for shoots many times and I have always thought we have such beautiful beaches. Why don’t people keep it clean? If we had started years ago, even we would have had clear blue beaches. The only message I want people to understand is to think about nature as much as they think about their family.”

Popular Nickelodeon toons Motu Patlu and Shiva encouraged and motivated them towards environment-friendly living and responsible celebrations. Archana Nipankar, who plays Dipika in the popular Colors Marathi show ‘Radha Prem Rangi Rangali’ also accompanied him.

 

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#shahidkapoor snapped today morning to support beach clean up @viralbhayani

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Also read: Ganpati 2018: The Lord who once adorned houses and pandals now lies beneath their feet