Jammu, Jan. 11 -- Suhail Rather Srinagar, Jan 11(KNS): Once celebrated as the face of Kashmir's environmental conscience, Bilal Ahmad Dar the young man who became synonymous with the cleaning of Wular Lake today lies confined to a bed, battling neglect, disability, and broken promises. Bilal, a resident of Laharwalpora village in Bandipora district, rose to national attention in 2017 when a video of him single-handedly collecting plastic waste from the ecologically fragile Wular Lake went viral. A teenager then, earning a living as a ragpicker, Bilal's selfless act of cleaning Asia's second-largest freshwater lake caught the attention of authorities and environmentalists alike. His story was later documented in the film Saving the Saviour...
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