The locals are blaming the rude commuters for creating this garbage that would go a long way in hampering the environment.
Realising the effects of garbage on the environment, the Kumbhar Samaj Yuva Manch, a local body of social volunteers, has taken up the task of preserving ecology of the Western Ghat. For the past seven years, the Manch has been undertaking an annual drive to clean up the garbage along the sides of this road. This year the Manch conducted the drive on the Independence Day wherein a ton of garbage was collected, including used plastic water bottles.
The Forest Department and Wild life Sanctuary staff also extends their help to the Manch. While addressing the small gathering at the Chorla Ghat junction, the RFO of Sankhali, Girish Bailudkar congratulated the Manch for showing commitment towards the preservation of the Western Ghat.
Among those who actively participated in the cleanliness drive was the headmaster of Swami Vivekanand High School of Keri Sattari - Gopinath Gawas. He appealed to the commuters not to destroy the scenic, ecological beauty of the Western Ghats by dirtying the road and to use the dust bins kept along the roadsides.
The president of the Manch Ramnath Shetkar expressed his satisfaction over the reduction in the quantity of the garbage for the past five years, especially since the cleanliness drive was undertaken every year.
De-cluttering the Western Ghats
The increasing population and transportation is taking toll on the natural beauty and environment.And the Western Ghats, bordering Goa-Maharashtra, are not an exception to this. A part of the Western Ghats, the Keri-Chorla Ghat is rich natural vegetation but these natural resources are getting fast depleted owing to the increasing vehicular traffic from both the sides and the increasing garbage thus flung on both sides of the road.
