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Thanks to a vending machine installed at their hostel, they get biodegradable sanitary pad 24x7 by inserting a Rs 10 coin. However, the government-run HLL Lifecare Limited manufactures sanitary pads which are available at a very less cost. HUBBALLI: Inmates of the Government Polytechnic Girls Hostel at Vidyanagar here will not have to venture out anymore to buy a sanitary napkin. He said that if the sanitary pads are made available to women at a less cost, it will also contribute to hygiene. The sanitary napkin vending machine has solved this problem," she said.Gynaecologist Sabita Kallianpurkar said that throwing away used pads by the roadside or dustbin poses health threat to sanitation workers, rag-pickers and stray animals..