The Mega Clean-up Drive at Aarey Milk Colony on Sunday cleared 17 metric tonnes of garbage via 30 trucks in three hours. In the coming days more such drives are expected to be undertaken. It is for the first time that government agencies including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC - Solid Waste Management); Aarey Dairy; Forest Department; the NGO Empower Foundation and citizens came together for a clean-up drive in Aarey Colony.

The drive was flagged off by MLA and ex-minister Ravindra Waikar along with Rajendra Pawar, CEO, Aarey Dairy; Santosh Dhonde, assistant commissioner, BMC; Subhash Dalvi, OSD for Solid Waste Management; Rakesh Bhoir, RFO, Forest Department; and Dr Jalpesh Mehta, founder chairperson, Empower Foundation.