Volunteers set up dustbins at a puja pandal in Kolkata
Arun Lal, member of Mudiali Club’s puja committee, said, “Around 13 dustbins have been put up on our pandal premises.
About seven pandals where the initiative is being undertaken were selected by CM Suvendu Adhikari’s office, according to the organisers. Subrata Gupta, chief adviser to the CM, said, “As we celebrate Durga Puja, we must ensure our environment is not marred by carelessly discarded waste. Avirup Sen, secretary of Singhi Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee, said, “We can see the difference. Subhasish Maity, joint secretary of Tala Prattoy, said, “ This initiative makes people aware that if we dispose of waste responsibly, we can make a difference. Basudeb Banerjee, a member of Abasar Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee, said, “Managing waste used to be a big challenge earlier. Lakhan Dhona, a member of Salt Lake Sanskritik Sangha that is organising puja at Central Park, said, “In the future, organisers can allocate budget for waste management during puja. Both Amit Agarwal, president of IPF, and Prachi Jalan, director of Tandhan Group, said the initiative is a step towards making city pujas include waste segregation and recycling as part of celebrations.
At Singhi Park, the pandal premises are being swept at intervals. This time, we joined the drive and our pandal is waste-free.