500+ Tonnes of Waste Removed: How These Volunteers Clean Himachal's Himalayan Trails
Reported byThe Better India ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
The Himalayn Tribe Foundation has mobilised trekkers, pilgrims and local communities to remove over 500 tonnes of waste from high-altitude routes including Shrikhand Mahadev and Kinnaur Kailash in Himachal Pradesh, turning visitors into active custodians of fragile Himalayan ecosystems by addressing plastic, food wrappers, abandoned gear and other debris that surfaces as snow melts.
The article does not specify the timeline over which 500+ tonnes were collected or the current state of the trails.
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