Plastic is increasingly becoming an environmental hazard. Thousands of fishermen are grappling with its effects. According to the Ocean Conservancy as much as 150 million metric tonnes of plastic is drifting in our oceans and we dump another 8 million metric tonnes of plastic in them every year.
Priyesh KV, a fisherman from Kerala, grew concerned when more plastic than fishes would get caught in his net. It then became his personal mission to remove as much waste from the sea as possible.
With his determination, Priyesh was able to extract 3.5 tonnes of plastic waste from the sea in just two months!