Chittorgarh : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is making preparations to make Mahakumbh a plastic-free, green Kumbh. The team of Sangh’s Environment Protection Activity Institute has set a target of collecting one lakh 12 thousand bags and bags from eight departments of Chittor province. Mahakumbh Mela will be held in Prayag (UP) from January 13 to February 26. It is estimated that more than 45 crore devotees from 100 countries will attend this event to be held after 12 years. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has launched a campaign to make Mahakumbh garbage-free (plastic-free). Therefore, steel plates and cloth bags are being collected from all over the country. The team of Environment Protection Activity Institute of RSS has set a target of collecting one lakh 12 thousand plates and bags from eight departments of Chittor state. These plates and bags will be sent to the Akharas and institutions running langar in Mahakumbh. This campaign started late in Chittorgarh district. In five days, the institute has collected more than 3000 plates and bags from the district.
Estimated to be more than 4 thousand tons of waste
Dharampal Goyal, co-coordinator of Chittor province from Environment Protection Activity Institute of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said that Mahakumbh is going to be organized in Prayagraj from January 13. Our workers will reach Prayagraj only on 12th January. 45 crore people from 100 countries are expected to attend this Mahakumbh. It is estimated that if disposal is used, more than 4 thousand tonnes of waste will be generated every day. That is why this time the Sangh has decided to contribute to making the Mahakumbh clean and green.
Appeal to people – take plates and bags along with you
He told that for this we will go door to door and collect plates and bags from all over the country. These plates and bags will be collected and sent to the Akharas and institutions running langar in the fair in the second week of December. He said that an appeal is being made to those who are going to participate in the Mahakumbh themselves that they should carry a plate and Carry a bag. Those who are not going, please extend your support to us. If a person cannot buy a plate and a bag himself then he can also give Rs 100 in cash. The price of a steel plate has been fixed at Rs 75 and the price of a cloth bag has been fixed at Rs 25.
Youth should be connected with the values of Hindu culture
He said- Our aim is that during the Mahakumbh fair, the place and rivers should be clean. If we wanted, we could have done this work on our own, but to ensure that today’s youth connect with the values of Hindu culture, plates and bags are being taken from every house. This campaign is also being conducted regarding the Ram temple in Ayodhya. This was done due to which people also got connected. He told that the target is to collect five lakh plates and bags from three provinces of Southern Rajasthan. Chittorgarh province consists of eight divisions namely Banswara, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Kota, Baran, Ajmer. One lakh 12 thousand bags and plates will be collected from Chittorgarh province.
Garbage can be reduced by 50 percent
Co-coordinator Dharampal Goyal said that different teams of 15 people each have been formed. These teams will go door to door and collect all the plates and bags. So far, 3000 plates and bags have been collected from Chittorgarh district and 10 thousand plates and bags from Chittorgarh province. It is expected that due to this, we will be able to reduce the garbage in Mahakumbh by more than 50 percent this time. We also want to make people aware about the environment. In the last Mahakumbh, we had adopted the ghats of Haridwar. We also did the work of cleaning the ghats and distributing bags. But it was seen that due to using disposable food, there was more dirt in the food. So this time we decided to give thalis also.
