To raise awareness against public littering in south India, an environmentalist named Deepak Varma walked 100km in 24 hours while wearing a full-length robe made from plastic garbage.<br /><br />Varma marched through Kerala’s Palakkad district in his 35kg robe made from crisp packets, shampoo bottles and plastic containers, among 1400 other plastic items. <br /><br />He started his walk along with two volunteers on October 1 from Victoria College Palakkad and finished the walk at Ernakulam Darbar Hall grounds October 2. <br /><br />Deepak who hails from Palakkad walked more than 100 kilometres in 24 hours, holding a placard that read: “Don't throw waste in public places."
