5 Key Takeaways
- Bengaluru CEO Siddharth Dialani publicly offered to financially support and raise funds for Bittu Tabahi's river cleanup work.
- Bittu Tabahi, reportedly Surendra Singh Choudhary, gained wide attention for cleaning the Ajnar River ghats in Madhya Pradesh.
- Dialani framed his offer as helping an existing grassroots effort grow rather than taking it over.
- Social media responses showed strong interest in contributing, including through UPI and QR code donations, along with concerns about public responsibility for keeping places clean.
- Commenters suggested expanding similar cleanup efforts to other states and cities like Noida, though it remains unclear whether Dialani connected with Tabahi or a formal fund was created.
Bengaluru CEO Offers to Fund Bittu Tabahi’s River Cleanup Work
A Bengaluru-based CEO's public offer to support a Madhya Pradesh volunteer has turned a local river cleanup into a national conversation about cleanliness, funding, and shared responsibility.
On September 25, 2026, Bengaluru-based CEO Siddharth Dialani made a public offer to support Bittu Tabahi, a volunteer whose river cleanup efforts in Madhya Pradesh have drawn wide attention online. Dialani said he was personally inspired by the work and wanted to do more than offer praise from a distance. He asked for help connecting with the volunteer so he could contribute financially and raise funds.
Bittu Tabahi, whose reported real name is Surendra Singh Choudhary, became known for cleaning the Ajnar River ghats in Madhya Pradesh. In many Indian towns, river ghats are stepped banks used for bathing, religious rituals, and daily chores. They can quickly become littered with plastic, food waste, flowers, and other debris. Videos shared on social media show Tabahi removing waste from polluted areas and cleaning stretches around the river.
His work has also led to broader conversations online about whether similar efforts could be supported and carried out in other parts of the country.
“I’m personally inspired by Bittu Tabahi. Looking at his work motivates me to do more for cleanliness in India. Can someone connect me to him?”
He went on to say that he wanted to support some of Bittu Tabahi’s activities and was willing to raise funds from like-minded people to help support the scale at which he works. The framing of the offer was notable: Dialani presented it as a way to help an existing grassroots effort grow, rather than take it over.
A wave of online support
The response on social media showed that many people want to contribute. One user raised a concern that goes beyond fundraising:
“He can clean the whole of India. And our uncivilised people will keep giving him work for a lifetime. It worries me to think that he can clean, but when are we going to take the effort to keep it that way?”
Others focused on practical support. One person noted that Bittu Tabahi regularly shares his UPI details and QR code on Instagram, making direct donations possible. UPI, or Unified Payments Interface, is a real-time payment system widely used in India, and QR codes allow smartphone users to send money instantly. Another commenter said: “Excellent, sir. Please count me in for small contributions as well.”
A user who said they were currently unemployed promised to give once their situation changed. “The first thing I will do after receiving a salary from any job is contribute to his cleanliness drives!” they wrote.
Some commenters are already thinking beyond Madhya Pradesh. One person suggested that Bittu Tabahi could potentially work on clean-up projects across different states with support from donors. Another pointed to Noida as a possible place to begin, saying several sectors there could benefit from similar cleanliness efforts.
What happens next
For now, the online response has turned the spotlight not just on Bittu Tabahi’s work but also on the people who say they want to help him take it further. It is not yet clear whether Dialani has connected with Tabahi directly or whether a formal fund will be created. The immediate effect, however, is that a volunteer cleaning a river in Madhya Pradesh has become part of a wider national conversation about cleanliness, funding, and public responsibility.
The interest could lead to sustained donations and organized clean-up drives. If that happens, it may show that visible grassroots environmental work can attract meaningful support without waiting for large institutions. If not, the conversation still highlights a simple point: one person’s effort can motivate others to ask how they can help.
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