Grassroot initiatives to clean #India

The map below is my effort to support clean-up initiatives in India, albeit from afar.


I support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign. While there is merit in tagging public figures to do clean-ups and photo ops to inspire others, grassroots initiatives should also be recognized.  Many, such as the idea of The Ugly Indian, predate the PM's campaign.

This map helps:

• Identify existing grassroots clean-up initiatives across India, north to south, east to west, 
• Identify gaps in coverage, and
• Provide a means to network among various initiatives and jointly plan clean up campaigns.

Users may download the map as KML, import the data into Google Maps or Google Earth, and customize the map to their needs.  I also tried importing the KML into ArcMap, but non-spatial attribute data was converted to unparsed CDATA.  This map is a gift to those involved in cleanup initiatives in India.

The Ugly Indian on Facebook provided much of the information to build this map.  Mr. Warren Doud organized the information into a table listing the names of grassroots clean-up initiatives and their respective Facebook pages.  I mapped the points, and added attribute data, including description, Facebook page, email, phone number, etc., wherever data was available.

If you zoom in on Bangalore, you will see areas representing the Bangalore North, Bangalore South and East, and Anekal taluks of the Bangalore Urban District.  These areas were derived from the GADM database of Global Administrative Areas.

BTW I informed The Ugly Indian that I created this map, and TUI said that was a "nice effort" - not necessarily a ringing endorsement.  TUI might be doing a mapping effort of its own to focus on sustainable efforts and provide quality control.  At any rate, TUI is welcome to use my data and customize to their needs.

Please email me at bahuofbengal [at] yahoo [dot] com if you have any changes to recommend.