Environment/ Technology, Bangalore (South)

Bangalore activist on the road to plastic success story
Ahmed Khan figured out a way to use waste plastic in road construction, thereby reducing the ecological impact of plastic and making better roads.

Contact Ahmed Khan:
"KK Plastic Waste Management Pvt. Ltd."
28, 6th cross, 34th main,
T.M.C.S. Layout, 1st phase,
J. P. Nagar,
Bangalore 560078
Email: info@kkpolychem.com
Mobile: 9845078600

Water Harvesting, Ladakh North)

'Glacier man' gets water to Ladakh dry lands
This retired civil engineer figured out a way to build artificial glaciers in Ladakh. Through this ingenious technique, the water woes of many villages in Ladakh have been eased.

Contact Chewang Norphel:
Chief Project Officer,
Leh Nutrition Project Housing Colony,
PB No. 59,
Leh 9410
Email: lnpleh@yahoo.co.in
Mobile: 9419219228

Environment, Uttaranchal (North)

Man fights timber mafia, saves 90,000 trees
He is now working with various organisations to help the govt formulate guidelines for laying down transmission lines in the Himalayan sub-region.

Contact Jai Prakash Dabral:
C/o Vineeta,
2nd Floor, House No. 101,
Gali No. 14, Pratap Nagar,
Mayur Vihar, Phase 1,
New Delhi 110091
Email: jp_dabral@indiatimes.com
Mobile: 9868277171