Zeeshan is an environmentalist and CEO of a multi-venture organisation, Beyond Smart Group
On June 20, 2019, while addressing a joint session of the Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind had set a goal for the government to have 50K start-ups operating in the country by 2024. He probably had in mind young Indians like Zeeshan Khan.
Born on October 30, 1990, Zeeshan is an environmentalist and CEO of a multi-venture organisation, Beyond Smart Group, which is dedicated to working for sustainable development.
A resident of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Zeeshan decided to drop out of a coveted MBA course with a vision to do something that can make a difference to the society. He even worked in a call center before becoming a millionaire. Being really concerned with the environmental issues and upon realising that plastic was causing havoc in his state in 2017, he executed his vision into the state’s first waste plastic crushing centre. But he didn’t stop there. This dynamic young man went on to do several other activities that are helping to sustain our environment and are also making our cities more inhabitable.
One of these is again associated with plastic – that inevitable bane of modern life!
Zeeshan has introduced Plastic Donation Centers, with the first being launched in Bhopal, where it was inaugurated by Shri Jitu Patwari, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh. What makes this initiative more praiseworthy is that these centres will run as a charity. Zeeshan explains, “It will not only help us in recycling the plastic but will also work for employment and revenue generation by which the deprived sections of the society will benefit.”As per Zeeshan’s plan, these plastic donation centers will be established all over the country. At these centers, people can donate their plastic waste, which will be sold to these recycling centers. Some of the waste will also be used to create art installations for beautification of the city.
One more step taken for improvement of Bhopal city’s ranking in terms of cleanliness and hygiene is the sensor-based “Smart Restroom Monitoring System”, introduced to monitor public toilets in real time. The sensors for this project have been developed by Beyondsmart Technologies Pvt. Ltd. During the first phase, the system would monitor 100 toilets in Bhopal.