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    "headline": "Indian Youth Cleaning Polluted River Offered Job by Dutch NGO",
    "summary": "Surendra Singh Choudhry, a 20-year-old Indian youth, has been cleaning the polluted Ajnar River on his own for several months, spending around ₹30,000 on the effort. His work attracted the attention of Boyan Slat, a Dutch environmental entrepreneur and founder of the Ocean Cleanup, who has offered him a job to join their river cleanup initiatives.",
    "articleBody": "Surendra Singh Choudhry, a 20-year-old Indian known as Bittu Tabahi, has been cleaning the heavily polluted Ajnar River by himself for months. His dedication has caught the eye of a Dutch environmental entrepreneur, who has offered him a job to join their cleanup efforts.\n\nChoudhry has spent around ₹30,000 on the river cleanup project so far, working alone to remove trash from the water. His efforts have inspired many, with supporters calling him a motivation for their own environmental actions.\n\nThe job offer came from Boyan Slat, a Dutch inventor and entrepreneur passionate about creating large-scale projects to address planetary problems. Slat’s organisation, the Ocean Cleanup, is known for tackling pollution in water bodies worldwide. Supporters of Choudhry expressed admiration, calling the opportunity a \"holy opportunity of a lifetime\" and encouraging him to accept the offer.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nट्रंप की पहली पसंद पीएम मोदी, G20 में मुलाकात की संभावना\nनेपाल की बाढ़ में 9 दिन बाद सुरंग से दो मजदूर जिंदा निकाले गए",
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