Chitti dazzles at ROKA’s third e-waste drive

The initiative leads to the collection of four metric tonnes of electronic discards; children from Kasturbanagar in Adyar enliven the event with their creativity

A hodgepodge of various items recreates the endearing Chitti from Enthiran. Only that this Chitti is owned body and soul — nay, discarded metals and circuits — by Residents of Kasturbanagar Association (ROKA). The residents welfare association calls it “ROKA's Chitti”, as it served its purpose very well as the mascot for its third e-waste collection drive. The four metric tonnes of e-waste collection spread across two days — July 24 and 25, 2021 — was preceded by elaborate preparations punctuated with creativity. At the e-waste collection venue, a team of young children from Kasturbanagar had parked a graffiti corner and a photo booth. Though it arrived later, ROKA’s Chitti walked away with much of the attention.