Painting Competition @ Dilli Haat on 23 Jan

Students in sunshine @ Dilli Haat, Pitam Pura

The message is loud and clear - Adopt recycling

Delhi Metro connects the entire Delhi - vision 2010

Sheroo and commonwealth games - Hope we can do it......

First Prize winner from Modern Public School

Painting Competition @ IHC, 16 Jan

Theme - Delhi in the Commonwealth Year

School students registering for the painting competition

Students participating in the competition

Painting in the shade.....

Amity International, Pushp Vihar

Creation of Aadharshila Vidyapeeth

Sheroo and Delhi metro - Delhi in 2010

New Green Fields Public School

Students from Kalka Public School with their creation

Young students with their interpretation on Delhi in the commonwealth year

Grand Finale - Green 2010

The blog could not be updated since last one week as so much action was happening within the i-dream team as well as on the streets of Delhi. But just to summarize, we hosted two painting competitions, one at IHC on 16 Jan and the other at Dilli Haat, Pitam Pura on 23 Jan besides continuing with our road campaigns in Lajpat Nagar, South Ex, and Lotus Temple. The pictures will be uploaded soon.

However, the big day is finally here. 25 January,2010 would mark the end of our month long campaign on creating awareness on Green lifestyle habits. The event is happening as per the schedule mentioned hereunder:

Date - 25 January, 2010

Time - 9:30 AM onwards

Venue - Aadharshila Vidyapeeth, CD Block, Pitam Pura

Our guest of honour is Mr. Anoop Kumar, IAS who has a distinguished record of working for sustainable environment development.

Anyone who reads this blog is invited to attend the finale ceremony and be a part of Green 2010. It has been a great effort and we hope that through our efforts we might have succeeded in mobilizing all the school children plus a significant number of Delhiites to think and most importantly act in a positive manner towards our environment.

Green 2010 @ Janakpuri

Students being briefed about the campaign

Students at District Centre, Janak Puri

Students in interaction with Anushree

Young students distributing green tips leaflets to people in the parking lot

Students doing a march on the road

1000 trees in 7 Days

Under Green 2010, i-dream has taken up a tough target of planting 1000 trees in 7 days. Through our Own a tree campaign, we want to reach out to 1000 people in Delhi /NCR and register them for the campaign. By paying only Rs. 250, citizens of Delhi/NCR can become proud owners of a tree in their own city. The amount would be used for planting of the trees and for maintaining the same for a period of one year.

The event would be held as per the details mentioned hereunder:

Date - 24 Jan,2010

Time - 9 AM Onwards

Venue - Forest Cover, MG Road

We only have 7 days. If you wish to bring down your carbon footprints and contribute to your environment, then please register for the campaign and make it a huge success.

It is time to Make your own Choice.

Green 2010 @ Inder Lok

Maharaja Agrasain School, Ashok Vihar participating in Green 2010

i-dream's Green India Member School New State Academy

This can be Delhi's future in 2047. Are we ready for this??????

Students standing guard on the road educating people in Delhi about Green lifestyle habits

Girls from New State Academy

The message is loud and clear.....

Aadharshila Vidyapeeth at its enthusiastic best

Green 2010 @ Deepali Chowk, Rohini -2

Students got onto the road during red light and interacted with people about green lifestyles and distributed green tips leaflets

A man on the bike reading the green tips leaflet

Students requesting people to switch off their engines during red light

Police personnel providing security to the students and participating in the campaign

Green 2010 @ Deepali Chowk, Rohini - 1

Students from Mata Jai Kaur Public School











Aadharshila Vidyapeeth at its best like always














Vikas Bharti Publi School, Rohini participating in Green 2010

Students being briefed by i-dream co-founder Rohit

Band fromMata Jai Kaur attracted the attention of the people

Students participating in the signature / message campaign









Environment expert Mr. Veer Kumar writing a message. He was there to encourage the students and support us in our endeavour

Green 2010 @ Power House, Pitam Pura

After covering central Delhi, Green 2010 moves towards north with the first location being Power House in Pitam Pura. Around 40 students from 2 schools namely New State Academy and Aadharshila Vidyapeeth participated in today's campaign.






Students from Aadharshila Vidyapeeth with their banners and posters







Students from New State Academy with their banners and posters








Students writing their messages for the signature campaign




Students distributing i-dream's Green tips and interacting with people during traffic light and giving them green message






Students interacting people on the roadside and educating them about harmful effects of burning leaves and wood









Teachers from Aadharshila Vidyapeeth participating in the campaign







i-dream Team member Rohan distributing Green Tips and educating people on the road







Mansi from i-dream in discussion with students from New State Academy







i-dream co-founder Anushree interacting with students from Aadharshila Vidyapeeth

Green 2010 @ Kashmere Gate

As one moves further up on the road ahead of the Kashmere Gate Metro Station, one begins to wonder if one is still in Delhi or has crossed the border to be in some other land. Such a stark contrast between areas of south Delhi and these areas in the northern region of Delhi is so noticeable that we need to question the existing disparity in development. We talk about making Delhi a worldclass city in the year of commonwealth, but we must also understand that the development needs to be uniform and spread throughout the city rather than concentrating only on select few areas.

The road leading to the Kashmere Gate market and the Police Station is full of litter spread on both the sides. You can see people spitting and throwing waste on the road. People stopping by the side and loosening their bladder is a common sight. This inspite of the fact that there is a well maintained Sulabh Toilet right besides the metro station. The condition was so bad and filthy that our team did not event want to take any pictures. We happen to speak to a police officer on duty and the entire discussion with him can be summarized by this statement which he made, " Ye Dilli hai Sir, iska kuch nahin ho sakta". Even though he was an honest policeman and wanted to create a difference to our society, however he had absolutely no hopes of transforming the mindset of people of this city.

The first question we need to ask ourselves before we set out to rectify the situation is why has the situation deteriorated to such an extent? The government is to be blamed certainly for it has failed to provide basic facilities to the people. There is no single dustbin in the entire area thereby providing no options to the people. Even though there is one toilet, there are no directions to it informing people of the same. So, someone who is new to the area or even otherwise might not be able to locate the toilet at all. Secondly, people living in the area and those visiting also need to be blamed for the situation. This is because they have become so habitual of the dirty surroundings that it now seems natural to them. Neither do they want to make any special efforts to rectify the situation nor do they stop someone else from further contrubuting to the chaos. Like always it is both the government and the community that needs to blamed and therefore it is these two entities only who would need to come together to make a difference.

But a start needs to made somewhere. Someone needs to come up and show the people that an option does exist wherein they can live in clean and healthy surroundings. The need of the hour is to run a campaign which would not only educate the people there about the importance of clean environment but also through concrete actions show them how to achieve and maintain healthy surroundings. I am confident that if we provide green options to the common people, they would be most happy to take them up and live in a healthy environment.

The big question is, who would do all that discussed in the last paragraph. One answer, " Can i-dream do it?" It is most certainly our vision to take steps which can create some difference in our society and make our country a better place to live. And for this to happen, we have to reach out to as many students and youngsters as possible, fight against the KFP mindset and form a more responsible citizens force which can contribute to sustainable development at all levels.

Green 2010 @ Pragati Maidan

Team i-dream setting up at Pragati Maidan

Team i-dream interacting with people at the stall and educating them about Green Lifestyles

A visitor reading various Green Tips

i-dream Member interacting with people on the streets

People reading the Green Tips leaflet handed over to them

i-dream co-founder Anushree interacting with a news reporter

Green 2010 is creating awarenss amongst large number of Delhiites about how they can preserve their own city. From central Delhi, Green 2010 moves towards North Delhi.