Summary:
Nagpur: As the Ganesh festival is going on with great fervour and zeal, the city police and an NGO is concerned about the eco system during the festival. The police and an NGO Maitrayee Parivar collaboratively appealed the Ganesh mandals to ensure the festival remains eco-friendly and there is a high degree of cleanliness at all such places. The organizers were also guided to motivate the devotees to maintain cleanliness and also create awareness with banners, posters, slogans and also audio-visual presentations. Juhi Pandharipande, one of the key social workers working in the sphere of the cleanliness drives, expressed her vision regarding the eco-friendly and clutter-free festival. The mandal representatives were also given a CD, prepared by the NGO, to guide them regarding the measures that can be adopted to maintain a nuisance-free festival..