35-year old network designer Tariq Ali puts his successful corporate career in Australia on hold once every year to return to his village in Kashmir, where his initiative to clean up the area now has over 100 members in just a few years. Two years ago, the main marketplace at Tujar village in Sopore, was a dumping ground for garbage. The Budshah canal which cuts across the village turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mr Ali, who had just returned from Sydney, was moved at the sight in his village.