Going greenActor Sumanth is promoting an eco-friendly Ganesh festival this year for which newspapers are being collected from all over the city. These will later be used by Professor S Kantha Reddy from the JNTU sculpture Department to make an eco-friendly paper Ganesh. Also, Sumanth along with Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy are all set to generate awareness about the cause to avoid pollution that is caused during the week-long Ganesh festivities. Make your own GaneshThe Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has dispatched guidelines set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to district collectors and departments concerned for compliance. It will also conduct a workshop on August 24 inviting all Ganesh Utsav Committees in the city to promote use of clay idols and encourage use of natural colours to reduce water pollution. APPCB will set up 30 stalls in conjunction with voluntary organisations to sell clay idols at subsidised rates of `5 for a 9-inch idol across twin cities and Rangareddy district between August 30 and September 1. Free supply of clayThe National Green Corps will organise workshops for the NGC students and teachers across the city for 400 schools belonging to Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts on making clay idols from August 22 to August 31. To promote children’s interest in working with soil, nature and natural products and to instigate an interest in eco-friendly and natural clay idols, clay is being supplied free of cost by National Green Corps. Contact: 040-23221159, 9885311134 Where to buy SAVESociety for Awareness and Vision on Environment (SAVE) is selling and inviting bookings for big Ganesh idols made of clay for Ganesh Chaturthi. The murtis are being created at the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Nursery at Erragadda. The bigger idols for pandals would cost between `1,000 to 3,000 and the smaller idols will cost `1. Artisans from Kolkata have been brought for the job of making these idols for which clay has been brought in from the banks of river Ganga. Contact: 040-27654336 LePakshiThe Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation has organised an exhibition of a collection of Ganesh idols. The idols which are eco-friendly, are made of clay and hay. Ranging in different sizes and prices, the idols might become the hot pick for this season. Starting small, an idol which is about 25cm tall will cost approximately `250. A medium sized idol will cost within the range of `440 - `625 and the priciest, an almost life size idol costs around the `3,000.Contact: 040-27616461EmbellishmentsThe idols at present are being sold in their natural state, without any added embellishments of colour or decorative stones. However, if demand increases, the artisans might paint these eco-friendly clay idols with natural organic colours. The idols are being sourced by co-operative societies based in Banjara Hills where the idols are also made. Those who wish to get custom made idols done can get in touch with the artisans through Lepakshi. The eco-friendly clay idols are a relief from the brightly coloured plaster of paris idols due to their earthy rustic feel and look. Natural pigmentsThe idols are being made from the natural clay and natural pigments are being used instead of paint. Natural colours like turmeric for the ornaments and clothes, multani mitti for the skin colour and geroo for Ganesh’s seat are the alternatives being used.
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