Mumbai: In a powerful display of youth-led advocacy and engagement, The Clean Water Challenge 2025 united over 30,000 students from across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in a movement to combat plastic pollution. The initiative, launched by the Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation (BCRF) in collaboration with The Ocean Cleanup, culminated in an award ceremony hosted at the Museum of Solutions, Lower Parel, Mumbai.
The BCRF’s mission is to rid India’s rivers of plastic. Of the 144 world’s most polluted major river systems, 47 are in India, and of these, 13 are in Mumbai. BCRF and The Ocean Cleanup are working together towards a city-centric, customised solution to clean the rivers in Mumbai. — Chittaranjan Tembhekar