Here's an interesting story of a sustainable development project in the Indian town of Rahimatpur, near Pune.
The project includes recycling of water and waste, using renewable energy like solar and wind energy, vermiculture (worm farming) projects and also educational activities to help students to become self-employed.
The project was launched by Rajendra Shende, an Indian expatriate currently based in Paris where he heads the Ozone Action Group of United Nation’s Environmental Programme.
Shende says he was inspired by a speech by former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who had called on Indian graduates to adopt and transform their native villages.
The project which mobilised the whole village was so successful that the area became an "embodiment of cleanliness" in just two months.
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