At Netravati Layout, Ward 55, Vedan transformed a major blackspot into a community-led waste management initiative covering 928 households. A young student, Nandan Kumar, created the first top-view layout map, while children conducted door-to-door awareness and followed collection autos daily. Residents joined WhatsApp groups, attended awareness sessions, and began segregating waste. The blackspot was eventually transformed into a usable public space, proving that when children and communities own the process, systems begin to sustain themselves.
