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The PEOPLE

Mr. Sanjay Kamble

Vasundhara Mitra - Activist

Sanjay Kamble, of Latur (India), is the founder of the voluntary organization, Jana Aadhar. In 2005, he started a participative project of collecting garbage and solid waste, segregating plastic from it, and utilizing it to manufacture mattresses and pillows. This provided employment to about 250 women below poverty line, 30 of them were Leprosy affected. He started recycling the degradable waste into domestic charcoal. His work in eliminating solid waste and providing livelihood to the downtrodden is remarkable, eco-friendly, and helpful to sustainable development.