Bathukamma floral waste to become biowaste in Warangal

Instead of allowing the beauteous blossoms utilized successful Bathukammas to languish successful lakes and makeshift h2o tanks oregon extremity up arsenic discarded successful landfills, the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has travel up with an innovative solution to crook floral discarded into bio-waste. By identifying 4 locations, 2 each successful Hanamkonda and Warangal, the civic assemblage is actively procuring these discarded flowers to crook them into invaluable bio-waste.

Bathukamma festivities are conducted connected a ample standard successful Warangal, which is regarded arsenic Telangana’s taste capital. According to Chief Municipal Health Officer (CMHO), GWMC, Dr. B. Raja Reddy, 4 locations, 2 each successful Hanamkonda and Warangal localities wrong the civic body’s jurisdiction, person been designated for this purpose, successful summation to the Balasamudram biowaste unit.

“We are estimating astir 5 tonnes of angiosperm discarded per time during the nine-day Bathukamma festivities,” helium said. “Considering this, our sanitation workers sojourn the colonies and cod the angiosperm discarded to dump astatine these designated places, wherever it volition beryllium turned into biowaste.” He added that it usually takes 21 days to crook into biowaste, portion the mechanised process astatine the Balasamudram works takes 7 days. The bio-waste volition beryllium treated by 2 biogas plants. “We are attempting this connected a aviator ground pursuing instructions from our Commissioner Chahat Bajpai,” Mr. Raja Reddy added.

With important amounts of floral discarded generated successful residential areas and assemblage centres, the harmless disposal of this angiosperm discarded has go a pressing concern, arsenic it is often carelessly dumped into waterbodies.

“This inspiring signifier could widen beyond the festival period, providing a sustainable attack to managing the flowers offered astatine temples during regular rituals,” said Santosh Manduva, laminitis president of Sulakshya Seva Samithi (SSS), an NGO successful Hanamkonda. “By repurposing these flowers, we tin make earthy dyes, handcrafted incense sticks and eco-friendly packaging materials. “Such initiatives not lone beforehand biology sustainability but besides honour the taste value of these flowers passim the year,” helium added.