The aim is to educate students about problems related to waste and the virtues of reusing, reducing and recycling,' she added.

The project will be implemented over a span of nine months and would involve 30 schools each in Delhi and Bangalore.

The implementation will be such that thousands of children will be able to play a proactive role and be the key drivers in the essential process of enhancing environment protection knowledge followed by positive action.

'The overall concept of awareness - analysis - reflection - action will be the focus of the project,' Saikia added.