What happened
On 13 October 2026, Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as Bittu Tabahi, posted an Instagram video showing the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, choked with plastic again.
Why it matters
For local residents and fellow volunteers, the river's pollution problem sits back on individuals rather than on the drains and households that feed it.
Remember this
One volunteer's eight-month cleanup could not hold back a river's pollution.
What happens next
- Choudhary has gone back to the river and is picking up waste again by hand.
- He has asked people online to suggest faster ways to clear the Ajnar River.
More context & who is affected
Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as Bittu Tabahi, posted an Instagram video on 13 October showing the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, lined with plastic bags again.
He had spent about eight months clearing plastic bags and other waste from the river by hand. In the caption he wrote: "I never imagined that eight months of my hard work would go to waste."
Disheartened, Choudhary went back to the river and began picking up waste again, asking people online for faster ways to clear it.
- Months clearing the river
- 8 Choudhary spent about eight months clearing plastic bags and other waste from the Ajnar River by hand before posting the latest video.Hindustan TimesMoneycontrol
- Video update shared
- 13 Oct 2026 The Instagram reel showing the Ajnar River choked with plastic again was posted on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.Hindustan TimesMoneycontrol
General Public
Pollution has returned to the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, so people who live nearby and depend on the waterway face dirty, unsafe water once more.
Environmental Activists
With no institutional crew to keep the waterway clear, the job of cleaning the river has fallen back on one volunteer working largely alone.
General Public · Social Media Users
The video has renewed online debate about civic responsibility and what residents can do to stop household waste from reaching rivers.
Reporting fromHindustan Times ↗Moneycontrol ↗
Sources & verification2 sources · 4 claims
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- Hindustan TimesReportingPublished Oct 13, 2026 · Accessed Oct 14, 2026
- MoneycontrolReportingPublished Oct 13, 2026 · Accessed Oct 14, 2026
Claims and linked sources
On 13 October 2026 Choudhary shared an Instagram video showing the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, choked with plastic and other waste again weeks after his own cleanup.
Choudhary had spent about eight months clearing plastic bags and other waste from the Ajnar River in a largely solo effort.
In the video caption he wrote: "I never imagined that eight months of my hard work would go to waste like this."
Disheartened but undeterred, Choudhary returned to the river to pick up waste again and asked social media users to suggest faster ways to clear it.
