Over the past year, Vivek Gurav and his volunteers have picked up 5,000kg of rubbish
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The former app developer hopes to be joined by fellow ploggers, environmentalists and keen runners as he visits each city via public transport. Over the next week Vivek will be plogging in Derby, Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, Birmingham and Worcester. Mr Gurav's life has changed dramatically since he moved to the UK to study for an MSc in environmental policy and management at the University of Bristol.
His volunteers in India have collected more than 1,000 tonnes of litter and won an award from then prime minister"COY was amazing, a real opportunity," he said."The award from the prime minister really motivated me to do more. Now I get asked all the time by Indian people how they can come and study in the UK. They want to follow my path. It feels good to be able to help."
Mr Gurav graduated from his master's in November and he is now working for an environmental consultancy firm.
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