Summary:
Members of Raipada Mitra Mandap in Malad have made an eight-feet Ganpati idol with just cardboard this year. "This is in continuity with our decision to have only eco-friendly idols. We decided around 12 years ago to switch to eco-friendly idols and have stuck by it this year as well," said Sandeep Birvatkar, Secretary, Raipada Mitra Mandal in Malad (west). Also, new cardboard was required to make the idol, or else we would have recycled that too. About 20 kg of cardboard was used to make the idol..