Big B gifts tractor, excavator for cleaning beach

Mumbai Dec 29 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has gifted environmentalist Afroz Shah an excavator and a tractor for cleaning up Versova beach here.

Amitabh who is a supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on Thursday shared a series of photographs from the beach.

"The joy of gifting for a cause as noble as the one I did today is the most satisfying experience of life! Gifted an excavator and a tractor for Versova Beach clean up " Big B captioned the images.

Shah shared the images too saying it s a gift from a "dear friend".

"Our dear Amitabh Bachchan gifted us a Jungli excavator and tractor by Escorts Group. Today the engines were fired by him. Love and love and love for holding our hands tight. Sir you are a torch of light in this fight to beat pollution " Shah tweeted.

This is not the first time a celebrity has lent his support for the beach clean up. Previously actors like Randeep Hooda Anushka Sharma and Dia Mirza have supported the cause.

--IANS
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