Makers of eco-friendly Ganeshas seek govt help

Four members of a family have been making the Ganesha idols for the last five years

Kodad: Contributing their bit for the green society, four brothers of a family have been preparing clay Ganesh idols for the last five years.

Of the four, Shishidara Chary is an engineering graduate, whereas the master sculptor Paripurna Chary is a graduate. In order to promote use of eco-friendly Ganeshas and to educate the people of the harmful effects of plaster of paris, the brothers have been making idols of from sizes 9 inches to 9 feet at Vishwakarma Clay Idol Manufacturing Unit of Kodad in Suryapet district for the last five years.

Speaking to The Hans India, Paripurna Chary informed so far this year they have manufactured 140 clay idols. He said though they were striving for noble cause, there was no support from the government. “If government encourages with orders and converts the power billing from second category to domestic category, we are ready to provide employment to others,” Chary said.

The brothers further requested the government to provide required open land at free of cost during the festival season to prepare more number of clay Ganesh idols.

Chary, meanwhile, informed that District Collector Surendra Mohan had recently visited the centre and appreciated their efforts. He also gave assurance of addressing all the issues they were facing. The Collector also guaranteed to buy as many as 100 Ganesh idols of 5 feet and 1,000 small size idols on behalf of district administration to promote eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols in all mandals of the district.

A customer, Srikanth, of Miryalaguda informed that designed clay Ganesh idols by family of Paripurna Chary were very attractive and worthwhile. He urged people to choose clay idols instead of ones made of plaster of paris and save the environment and waterbodies from pollution.