“Senovės kultūros visame pasaulyje parodė didelę pagarbą gamtai. Jiems Dievas nebuvo šventyklose ar bažnyčiose, bet buvo neatsiejamas nuo Gamtos. Tik tada, kai mes pradėjome tolti nuo gamtos, mes pradėjome teršti Gamtą. Šiandien yra didelis porikis atgaivinti pagarbos gamtai ir jos išsaugojimo senovines praktikas." Šri Šri
Inspired Įkvėptas Param Pūdžos Šri Šri Ravi Šankaras, Gyvenimo menas pradėjo masiškai valyti visą Indiją. Meri Dilli Meri Jamuna Delyje, Svach Mangalore projektas ir valymo kampanija Punėje ir Kolkutoje, anksčiau buvo keletas iniciatyvų.
Sekmadienį iš ryto 2010 Gegužės 1 d Bangalorėje susirinko apie 500 savanorių išvalyti 3,5 kilometro Kanakapuros kelio.
On Sunday morning May 1, 2010, Bangalore was greeted by about 500 Art of Living volunteers donning caps, geared up to carry yet another cleanliness drive on a patch of 3.5 kilometers on Kanakpura Road.
Nikhil Gupta, the organizer of the event said, “A lot of effort was put in to clean the plastic dumped on the national highway, on 1st may 2011. But without conscious and strategic involvement of the local administration and people themselves, sustainable cleanliness is not more than a castle in the air.”
"It’s time we clean up the mess we've created. Now we should take responsibility join hands to make a cleaner inside as well as outside," shares Mona Pande, Volunteer.
The one-and-a-half hour long cleanliness drive began at 8.30am saw the volunteers collect over 1500 Kgs of waste. “It’s high time for us to realize how important it is to save the environment. I did not expect that it is possible for 500 people to make the area sparkling in such less time," said Surinder Kalta, Volunteer
The drive also saw participation from Mr. Fegade, Executive Engineer, National Highways, Mr Sabri Ali, Assistant Executive Engineer and Mr Mohan, System Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway.