TS Planning Board vice chairman launches distribution of clay idols and biodegradable starch bags
– Vinod Kumar to distribute 10,000 clay idols in the Karimnagar parliament constituency
– Across the State, the Local bodies distribute Clay idols of Lord Ganesh to the public
KARIMNAGAR: As part of the campaign to educate the people about the importance of worshipping clay idols for the ensuing Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations, Telangana State Planning Board Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar launched the distribution of clay idols in Karimnagar town.
Mr Vinod Kumar had planned to distribute a total of 10,000 clay idols in the entire Karimnagar parliament constituency through local elected representatives. On this occasion, he also launched the distribution of biodegradable starch bags made from maize flour by the DRDO. He also released a poster educating the people about the importance of discouraging idols made of the plaster of Paris (PoP) and plastic bags.
On this occasion, Mr Vinod Kumar said that following the instructions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the Telangana state pollution control board was preparing several lakhs of clay Ganesh idols to be distributed to the people for the festival. He said that the district administration, municipal officials and others would also distribute clay idols free of cost to the people.
Last year the Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the State Govt to implement the orders of the High Court not to pollute the water bodies.
He appealed to the people to discourage the use of PoP idols and plastic bags and carry only cloth bags and starch bags, which would be made available in the market very soon, MLC P Kaushik Reddy, Mayor Y Sunil Rao, TRS leader Eda Shankar Reddy, corporators Guggilla Jayashree, Gande Madhavi, Ganta Kalyani, Vala Ramana Rao, Kamsala Srinivas, Bandari Venu, Ilender Yadav, Butchi Reddy and others were also present.
