Vadodara: Ton-ton everyday flowers strangle the body of water throughout the country.
After they withered, the flowers that formed holy offerings in temples and temples were not thrown out in the trash.
Conversely, they are usually thrown into local water or rivers that cause pollution and irreversible damage to the environment.
MS University students have now found a practical solution to this problem by changing used flower waste into organic products using simple and inexpensive technology.
The last three students of the students from the MSU botanical department – Himanshi Banggya, Shivani Bhatt and Anjali – have taken the startup project to manage the recyclable temple flower waste into organic, organic sticks and organic compost.
Under the Startup and Innovation Policy of Gujarat (SSIP), the flower waste from temples in and around Vadodara is collected, dried and then used in the form of powder to make value-added products.
“After a temple survey in the city, we began collecting flower waste directly from the temple.
We gathered flower waste from the Ayyappa Temple, the same, Suryeshwar Mahadev Temple in Manjalpur and several other temples in the city area.
Added value-added products have been labeled as ‘Phoolash’,” Crowya said.
“This does not only help save water bodies near the temples so that they are not contaminated but also add spiritual value of our products.
Products created will be sold to worshipers and also the general public.
Processing methodology will also be transferred to those who are interested,” said Dr.
Amee Taunk, who had collected a project along with Dr.
Bhavna Sharma under the guidance of Professor Susy Albert.
This project has received a 40,000 RS grant under SSIP.
Apart from the usual Marigold, Roses, and seasonal flowers, even ‘billiards’ leaves offered to Lord Shiva and ‘Tulsi’ leaves that accompany most ‘prasad’ and flower offers, used to make compost.
“Flowers collected from the temple are brought to the laboratory where they are dried.
Then, they tested and finer powder used to make incense sticks.
The remaining rough particles are used to prepare compost,” Taunk said.
“Likewise, after extracting colors, which are used to produce dyes, from waste wet and dry flowers, the remaining petals and other materials are used to prepare compost,” he said, that compost prepared as good fertilizer.