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Teen saving India's ponds says everyone can be a leader

Karan co-founded Pondora, an organisation that helps villages monitor their water quality using IT-based sensors and mobile tools.

Dev Karan / Young Activists Summit Website

Dev Karan recalls the first time he saw a purple pond, "filled with dyes and chemicals, and choked with plastic".

"It was heart-wrenching," the 17-year-old from Haryana state in northern India told AFP in an interview.

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