Shahdol citizens were taught to make clay Ganesh idols for eco-friendly Ganeshotsav
At Janpad Panchayat Budhar, citizens were trained in making clay Ganesh idols under the ‘Mati Ganesh, Siddh Ganesh’ campaign of the Madhya Pradesh Jan Abhiyan Parishad.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, idols of Lord Ganesh were installed in homes across the district in traditional ways, and Ganeshotsav was celebrated with great fanfare and devotion. To promote environmental protection and make citizens aware of the harmful effects of idols made of Plaster of Paris, the Madhya Pradesh Jan Abhiyan Parishad ran the ‘Mati Ganesh, Siddh Ganesh’ campaign. Under it, Jan Abhiyan members in Shahdol district trained citizens to make Ganesh idols from clay.
Citizens taught to make clay Ganesh idols
Under the campaign, training in making clay Ganesh idols was given at the auditorium of Janpad Panchayat Budhar. District Planning Committee member Amita Chapra said clay idols dissolved in water without harming the environment and helped keep water and land clean, and urged people to celebrate the upcoming Ganeshotsav with full enthusiasm. She said clay Ganesh idols should be installed to protect and promote the environment. Jan Abhiyan Parishad district coordinator Vivek Pandey said citizens were being trained to make clay Ganesh idols through the campaign. He said citizens should make clay Ganesh idols to raise awareness, and make and install clay idols in their homes and at events. He said people should bring home only clay-made Ganesh idols during Ganeshotsav and fulfil their responsibility toward protecting the environment. Those present included Arjun Soni, Amit Gupta, Ankush Sharma, Kailash Pandey, Ashish Namdev, Suresh Mishra, Chandrashekhar Verma, Deepti Pandey, Minu Jain, Sakshi Pandey, Mohan Soni and Anand Yadav, along with members of the Prasphutan Samiti, Navankur Sakhis and sector-level workers.
