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Plogga' 19

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By Rtr. Mithuni Jayasingha  Plogging is a movement, that started in Sweden, with the idea of people picking up plastic, while jogging, to help prevent pollution on streets due to plastic. Driven by this amazing concept, the Rotaract Club of Katugastota organized Plogga’19, as the 3 rd phrase of their Clean Revolution Initiative, on the 3 rd of August 2019 six Rotaractors, representing the Rotaract Club of College of Chemical Sciences, took part in this aspiring event, to help rid the streets of Kandy of plastic. The event commenced with the registration of the participants, followed by a Zumba Session to boost up the spirits of The Rotaractors, for what was to come next. The participants were grouped into teams, and they were given routes to follow, where along the way, they had to make sure the streets were as free of garbage as possible. The event was a success due to the collective effort of 252 participants, accumulating 681 Kg of Garbage. The event was just