Students of A.S. Raja Mahila Junior College and SVVP Degree and PG College with clay Ganesh idols, in Viskhapatnam on Tuesday. more-in In an attempt to promote the use of eco-friendly idols during the Ganesh festival, several organisations and schools in the city hosted workshops and distribution programmes of clay idols of Lord Vinayak on Tuesday. Students of Gayatri Vidya Parishad and MLBT School gave vent to their creativity by designing clay idols at a workshop was organised on the school campus. To help conserve environment and prevent the use of Plaster of Paris, Visakhapatnam SEZ distributed 5,000 clay idols to its employees and unit workers. The event was held under the supervision of Development Commissioner Sobhana K.S. Rao and Deputy Commissioner of Customs R.V. Pradhamesh. A group of journalists and employees of various media houses were presented clay Ganeshas, along with a set of puja items. The initiative was taken by Vizag Journalists Forum. Centurian University Vice-Chancellor G.S.N. Raju, Swathi Promoters chairman M. Krishna Reddy, VJF president Gantla Sreenu Babu and vice-president R. Nagaraju were present. Idol distribution today Rotary Club Vizag Couples is planning to distribute 1,000 clay idols on Wednesday near the Sampath Vinayagar temple, Asilmetta from 8 a.m. The initiative is being undertaken in collaboration with the Pollocks School. Paravarna Margadarsi Vaisakhi and Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board organised a workshop and distributed clay idols to students of A.S. Raja Mahila Junior College and SVVP Degree and PG College.

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