A new project has been launched to stop the wastage of flowers in temples and other religious places
India is a land of beliefs and mythology which have been an integral part of people’s lives Religious celebrations are always marked by a lavish display of flowers Arrangements .We haven’t witnessed any ritual or pooja without flowers and also religious places like temple, mosques, and gurudwara are always decorated with flowers but the waste generated from these flowers has always been a glaring Environmental challenge.
Research suggests that about 80,00,000 metric tonnes of flowers are dumped into the Ganges every year. “This is a major issue but usually neglected because of religious sentiments,” says Ishika Thakur (19), a second-year student from Hansraj College, University of Delhi.The project Mehr launched in January this year by the students of Hansraj college
How project Mehr works?
This can be explained as utilising Flower power.The flower petals are dried and after the these dried petals are used to create an eco-friendly air freshener that could be a good alternative to chemical air freshner.The product is packaged in 200g jars with a vial of essential oil and claims to last up to six months
The project head ‘Thakur,shared after visiting so many temples they asked as they could take the offered flowers for the project some of the priests were happy to help while some clearly denied
Apart from this the project also has another motive to help tackle discrimination against the transgender community The project ,
The Project, in collaboration with Janakpuri’s Mitr Trust, an NGO that works towards empowering the transgender community, aims to uplift the usually stigmatised community in the city by providing employment to them.
