ICAR Institutes Promote Cleanliness and Sustainable Waste Management

As part of Swachhata Hi Seva activities, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutions organized cleanliness and awareness initiatives focusing on post-Ganesh Visarjan cleanliness, public spaces, and responsible waste management. Programs were conducted at local Ganesh pandals to sensitize participants on using eco-friendly clay idols instead of Plaster of Paris or chemically colored ones, utilizing designated immersion sites, avoiding natural water bodies for immersion and Puja Samagri, and proper waste segregation. Biodegradable offerings like flowers and Puja Samagri were collected and processed into organic manure through composting facilities at institutions such as ICAR-NISA (Ranchi, Jharkhand) and ICAR-CIRCOT (Mumbai, Maharashtra).