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Good Food Talks Ep 12 | Capt. D.C. Sekhar on River Pollution & Food Safety | Akshayakalpa

What does river pollution have to do with food safety? More than you think. In this powerful episode of Good Food Talks, we’re joined by Captain D.C. Sekhar ‪@alphamers‬, a former Merchant navy officer turned environmental innovator, who’s tackling one of India’s biggest silent crises toxic river waste. Discover how floating trash barriers powered by nothing but flowing water are helping clean up rivers in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, and more. Learn how polluted rivers can contaminate the food we eat, from vegetables to seafood. Find out why zero-energy, zero-manpower innovations could be the future of urban waste management. And understand why protecting water isn’t just an environmental issue it’s a public health priority. Whether you care about clean rivers, clean food, or the future of sustainability in India, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Watch the full episode now and join the movement toward cleaner rivers and safer food. 0:00 – Introduction 3:55 – Journey of Plastic: From roadside litter to river flows 8:45 – Why plastic must stop before it hits the ocean 10:16 – DC Sekhar on Global Ocean cleanup & Sungai Watch 11:58 – Why DC Sekhar Started Cleaning India’s Rivers 14:10 - Enforcing accountability in the neighbourhood 17:25 – Akshayakalpa’s neighbourhood cleanliness drive 18:03 – Good infrastructure leads to good behaviour 20:25 – ROI of cleaning rivers 24:08 – Freshwater contamination in India 25:01 – What barriers reveal about India’s plastic waste problem 26:59 - Why manufacturers must bear the penal costs 28:00 - Linking water pollution to food safety 29:38 – Major polluters & pollutants of Indian rivers 30:43 – How to get rid of the invisible waste 34:12 – Learnings of DC Sekhar from his first river cleanup 37:13 – How 22,000 tonnes of waste was collected from Cooum river in one year 40:25 – Concept vs. engineering: How innovation really happens 45:36 – Scaling up: 40+ barriers now cleaning India’s rivers 47:02 – Goa’s Clean Rivers & Conscious Communities 48:00 – Consumer responsibility on reducing the river waste 50:24 – Lake-Clearing Garland & Jet-Boat Sweep 53:58 – Akshayakalpa’s Peeran cheruvu lake cleanup drive 56:30 – The plastic paradox 57:07 – Saving mangroves without stepping in 58:22 – “Give Back the Milk Pack”: recycling 50,000 kg+ of waste 1:00:20 – How governments can enable long-term recycling 1:02:03 – Why water mustn’t be “Someone else’s problem” 1:04:59 – Rapid fire with the Captain D.C. Sekhar 1:07:29 – Closing insights & Captain Sekhar’s final thoughts #goodfoodtalks #alphamers #riverpollution #water #foodsafety #cleanriver #zeroemissions #sustainableindia #akshayakalpaorganic #cleanwater #riverpollution #cleanrivers #publichealth #cleanindia #watermanagement #awareness #sustainability #waterresource #waterresources