Updated On: 05 June, 2025 08:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The initiative was jointly organised by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The event witnessed the participation from college students, civic sanitation workers, and local residents

Environment Minister Pankaja Munde leads the plastic-eradication campaign at Chowpatty on Thursday..
A major cleanliness and anti-plastic campaign was held at Chowpatty on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025. The campaign, aimed to raise awareness about the harmful effects of single-use plastic and promote sustainable alternatives, was led by Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde.
The initiative was jointly organised by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The event witnessed the participation from college students, civic sanitation workers, and local residents.
Munde, along with MPCB Chairman Siddhesh Kadam and Member Secretary Dr Avinash Dhakne, took part in a cleanliness inspection at the beach alongside BMC workers.