Celebrity SpotFix - Sachin Goes Spotfixing!

"SACHIN goes spotfixing! This is true Bandra Reclamation!
Working from 430-630am to avoid traffic problems, Sachin has raised the bar. Not just symbolic sweeping for a photo-op, but real hard work for several hours - debris & weed clearing, urine-soaked mud removal, wall painting, bench & pot placement - all to reclaim a Bandra footpath. Isn't this wonderful? Why don't you go out and do the same ? This is one activity where you can, perhaps, dare to be as good as Sachin!" ~ The Ugly Indian

"The footpath on the road opposite the Bandra Reclamation Bus Depot was not being used by pedestrians as it was dumped with litter and garbage and covered with wild growth. In fact, the footpath was being misused as a place to answer nature’s call!!

With a team of friends who volunteered with me, we started early in the morning to ensure minimal disruption to public and motorists. With broomsticks, spade (fauda), mattock (kudal), we started our contribution towards the Swachh Bharat initiative. Within an hour, we were joined by some rickshaw drivers who were curiously watching us till then. As the sun was rising, some locals also joined our efforts. Then came our friendly chaiwala, offering tea to the entire team. After two hours of continuous efforts, we still were far from half done. The wild growth needed special attention and we decided to get some help during the day. It was also decided we needed to beautify the place so that locals are encouraged to maintain the footpath

The following morning we had to clean the dump and litter which had been dumped during the previous day. It was frustrating but also indicated the reality of the challenge that this endeavour was going to face.

After the clean up, we decided to paint the compound wall adjoining the footpath. We also coordinated with the local municipal corporator, who was enthusiastic in his response to put up plants, benches and solar lighting. The Mumbai Police also extended its support by ensuring that no illegal parking happens along the footpath.

Please do watch the video which captures the effort of the team on film. The stretch seems small but the effort was immense! I am committed to do more and urge all of you to do your bit in making #CleanIndia a reality.


Swachh Bharat Hi Sach Bharat Hai!"  

~ Sachin Tendulkar

Watch the amazing Spotfix video by Sachin Tendulkar

TUI Spotfix! - Transforming Defence Colony

Location - Defense Colony


Over 100 Ugly Indians and Defence Colony residents (Decora -Defence Colony Residents Association) came  together to execute dozens of spotfixes (mini and mega) across the length and breadth of Defence Colony.

Spotfixing the wall of Chinmaya Hospital (of CMH Rd fame).

"The guys who did this didn't need to be corporators to do this. Any of us has the power to do this outside our homes - this is a government 'of the people' after all. Each citizen is empowered to clean his own area - it would be better if people started doing that and see the impact!" ~ TUI

Spotfixing a vacant plot, with a boundary wall, used as a garbage dump.
An attempt to make the wall 'looked after'. It has worked. No garbage has come here the past 3 days and all the neighbours are happy with the design. In fact, they were involved in the process of painting the wall. -TUI

Meet Mrs Kapoor, who is 90 years young. She worked for 2 hours on Sunday to fix her street in Defence Colony. What more inspiration do you need to fix your street? -TUI

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF SPOTFIXING DEFENCE COLONY BY RESIDENTS AND UGLY INDIANS

"One has to start somewhere. The good news is that 3 of the Ugly Spots fixed in Defence Colony last Sunday have remained clean for a week now (most residents had given up on their ever getting fixed) - and those that used to create the mess seem to have changed their daily mess-creating behaviour. TUI believes in gradual incremental changes - silent work has been going on behind-the-scenes the past week and there has been a very high level of support (incl from those who created the mess)!" ~ TUI on FB on 21/4/2012

The Chinmaya Mission Hospital Bus parks here every night - earlier it used to park on the roadside and block an entire lane. Not only has the garbage problem been solved, a parking spot has been created (see entire album for 'Before-After pictures).

"The BBMP has used this point as a temporary dumping point for years - but once they saw the work, the Inspector agreed to change his collection methods. This is the way to deal with the BBMP - do not complain - just go out there and do the work quietly, and they rise to the occasion and reciprocate.
there were several households who dumped here everyday taking advantage of the existing dump. TUI volunteers met each resident and aligned their daily dumping schedule with the door-to-door pick up system (which they were not using). There has been 100% compliance the past 2 days. Sincere work is always recognised by all." ~ TUI on FB

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF HOW DEFENCE COLONY RESIDENTS CAME TOGETHER TO FIX GARBAGE DUMPS

I Can Spotfix! - Wall fix @Ajmer

Location - Ajmer

Kailash Rawat spotfixes a wall in Ajmer along with a few others.

He has shown that all it takes is the will to do it and one can make it happen. Let us congratulate Kailash for taking up this initiative on his own far away in Ajmer.

Click here to see more pictures of this Spotfix!

"Why don't you try to SpotFix? The SpotFixers from Ajmer, Jaipur, Mysore and several parts of Bangalore have never met or spoken to TUI. They have just gone ahead and SpotFixed. TUI will feature and celebrate all SpotFixes on this Wall.  Go on - try something small on your street today." ~ TUI on Facebook

I Can Spotfix! - Clean up Trek @ Pune

Location - Sinhagad,  Pune, Maharashtra

A group of youngsters in Pune organised a clean up trek in Sinhagad, Pune.
According to one of the Trekkers the waste collected were 10 bags of  plastic, glass and other non-recyclable items, of which the plastic bottles were sold to the to rag-pickers.

Click here to see their wonderful spotfix pictures

I Can Spotfix! - All is Well @ Dell - Part 2

Location - Ring road, near Dell Office

75 employees of Dell had come together  with TUI to spotfix the footpath near their office.

Check out  - TUI Corporate Spotfix by Dell Employees

18 of these volunteers wanted to do a bit more, they planned a spotfix to fix the median and another small stretch of the footpath near Dell.

I Can Spotfix! - @Raheja Residency, Koramangala.

Location - Raheja Residency, 3rd block, Koramangala

Here is another TUI inspired spotfix. 
75 residents of all ages come together to clean up their surroundings in Raheja residency, Koramangala.

The Inside Story from the Raheja Residency SpotFix (as provided by one of the fixers on Facebook):
1. Make a street map

2. Check with BBMP Waste Collector which houses don't give him waste

3. Observe thru the day who actually dumps and confirm waste collector info

4. Plan the Fix

5. Go house to house inviting all for the Fix (those who throw and those who dont) - even if they dont turn up, they know something... is a foot

6. Get construction and heavy debris cleared

7. Get masonry work done

8. Do the SpotFix

9. Go house to house and tell them not to throw waste but leave it for morning pick-up

10. Accompany morning pick-up, ring the bell and ask for waste

11. Keep doing till habit formed..work in progress yet..time will tell. but can be done

Update : Some residents come together again the following weekend to further improve on the previous spotfix. Take a look and hope this inspires you to do something similar in your neighborhood!




Related Reads:

I Can Spotfix! - Temple Cross Residents, Koramangala

I Can Spotfix! - Embassy Tranquil, Koramangala

I Can Spotfix! - Urinal Wall Fix @KR Hosptial, Mysore by MYF

Location - Vishweshwariah circle, KR Hospital, Mysore



'Mysore Youth Forum' come together again to do a spotfix at Vishweshwariah circle, near  KR hosptial, in Mysore.

Click here to check the pictures of this Spotfix 

Related Reads:

I Can Spotfix! - Mission Hospital, Mysore by MYF!

I Can Spotfix! - Public Urinal Fix @Jaipur by SUDI

Location - Jaipur

The Ugly Indian message has spread quite far!
A group called Shut up & Do it  fix a Public Urinal in Jaipur!

I Can Spotfix! - Hill clean up by Project X!

Location - Turahalli

A group called Project X organised a Republic day run and clean up on a hill in Turahalli .

Click here to see their excellent spot fix pictures!

I Can Spotfix! - Urinal wall fix @Mission Hospital in Mysore by MYF!

Location - Mission Hospital, Mysore

A group called 'Mysore Youth Forum' spot fix an Ugly Urinal wall in Mysore on Republic day!

Check out this excellent Spotfix video.




"Calling all those from Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chandigarh, Goa, Ahmedabad and other cities who have asked TUI to 'start something in their cities'. Follow the example of Mysore - this group (MYF) simply went out and did it. That's all it takes - survey an ugly wall, get a few friends, go to a hardware shop and buy some paint, spades & brooms and simply attack it. What's stopping you? " ~ TUI


Related Reads:

I Can Spotfix! - @KR Hospital, Mysore

I Can Spotfix! - Tree Fixes @Silk board by UD City!

Location - Silk Board

A group of Bangaloreans of  'UD City' get together to remove nails and posters from trees!




Click here to see pictures of UD City - Event 2

I Can Spotfix! - Spotfixing @Koramangala by Ecofreaks!

Location - Koramangala

Ecofreaks - A group of volunteers spotfix different spots in Koramangala!!

Check below the Before & After pictures of their projects!

Spotfix -1 by Ecofreaks in Koramangala

Spotfix -2 by Ecofreaks in Koramangala

Spotfix - 3 by Ecofreaks in Koramangala

I Can SpotFix! - @Koramangala by Temple Cross Residents

A few residents of Koramangala 3rd Block decided to do their own Spotfix.
They asked for (and received) 30 tereBins from TUI, and then went about fixing the street in front of their homes to offer a suitable reception to the tereBins!!


TUI says this is their best birthday gift to date!



30 tereBins were whisked into Koramangala by residents concerned about the litter on the streets of 3rd Block. They are all installed and working away 24x7.

"To all those who have written in asking "What can I do on my street?" - well, THIS is what you can do! Just do it. Get a few brooms, some cans of paint and a 3-4 committed people, and the rest will follow. Don't waste time in meetings or forming groups. Just go to the hardware shop, buy the stuff and get down to it. Looking forward to more such examples of actual work done - send us pictures or videos and we will showcase it here and on Facebook." - TUI

Click here to know how you can adopt a TereBin!

TUI Spot Fix - Rescuing a Telecom Pillar

Location - Central Bangalore District



To remove posters, first soak the surface in water (use a brush, sponge or a wet cloth).
Let the water soak for about 5 mins. This makes it easier to peel off/brush off the posters.
Buy a putty blade from any hardware store (costs Rs 5). It is the most effective weapon against posters.
And start scraping. It is a laborious job and does damage to the paint surface. The stronger the adhesive used, the longer it takes.
The putty blade helps in removing dried paan stains too

Go to any paint shop, and buy 1 litre of "Smoke Grey" or "Nickel Grey" oil paint. Mix with thinner, and start painting.

We use Asian Paints - it costs about Rs 150 for 1 litre - and that is sufficient for 1 pillar of this size. Thinner costs about Rs 40 and a decent brush about Rs 100.
 the basic cost of materials to transform a pillar of this size is under Rs 300. Sweat and fire-in-belly comes free, of course. And the brush can be reused (if washed and stored properly).
The impact of a fresh coat of paint is quite dramatic.

Simple removing posters will not do. It is not enough of a deterrent for the poster-putter.
The surface needs to look like new, like someone cares about it.

~ TUI

Click here to see in Pictures TUI Spotfixing a Telecom pillar


Here are a few  more pictures of TUI rescuing Telecom Pillars. 
SpotFixing a few BESCOM boxes 

Spotfixing area around BESCOM box

Spotfixing BESCOM box by KC Das Employees


TUI currently has rescued and continues to maintain 30 BESCOM boxes in and around Church St.It takes Rs 300 and 2 hours to fix a Telecom Pillar, Will you try this in your area?

I Can Spotfix! - Koramangala playground! - A birthday gift

TUI had neglected to maintain the Big Fix we did in the Koramangala Playground 3 months ago (as their focus had  been CBD), but SOMEONE decided to adopt this Spot.


This story exemplifies the 'power of one' person to make a change. This is inspiring for many of us to go out and 'do something'. Even if it is all by ourselves!

 

READ ON in the links below.

Birthday present for TUI - part 1

Birthday present for TUI - part 2

I Can Spotfix! - Tree fix by Aastha

Location - Bangalore

Aastha Sahai  removes ads/posters from about 15 trees/electricity poles near house in Bangalore! Kudos to her!!

I Can Spotfix! - Embassy Tranquil, Koramangala

"'The Ugly Indian' is not a formal Team or organisation. Those of us who think we are Ugly Indians get together and fix spots that trouble us. You can do the same - whichever city you are in."" - TUI

Some Koramangala residents decided to SpotFix outside their apartment complex. They say they were inspired by some of the videos posted by the TUI, and wanted to try it out themselves.



 Do you think you can also do what these Koramangala residents did in your own city, locality?

TUI Spotfix - By KC Das Employees

Location -  KC Das Sweet Shop, MG Road

The staff at the iconic KC Das (Bengali Sweet Shop) report an hour early to work to beautify the street in front of their shop. This Ugly BESCOM electricity box has paint peeling off, is full of ugly posters, and is an attractor of filth

It takes an hour of work - for 6-8 people working in turns to fix such a spot.

Click here to see more pictures of this SpotFix on Facebook and give your Feedback.