Delhi Goes The Green Way For Diwali: Eco-Friendly Celebrations At Two-Day Zero-Waste Event Ahead Of Festive Season

Ahead of Diwali, sustainable sanitation measures are being initiated in India's capital to spread the message of a clean, green, and eco-friendly festival.

The spirits are high this festive season, and people are eager to celebrate. While citizens, market associations, institutions, and social and religious organisations gear up for it, it is equally significant to focus on swachhata (cleanliness) this festive season.

The ‘Swachh Diwali, Shubh Diwali’ campaign by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, National Service Scheme, College of Vocational Studies in association with its sustainability partner NGO, Why Waste Wednesdays Foundation, organised a two-day zero waste festival — Deep Mahotsav, Swachh Utsav and Voter Utsav, days ahead of Diwali.

At the event, several sustainable sanitation measures were employed, in order to spread the message of clean, green and eco-friendly festivals.

Sustainable measures such as reusable cotton fabric streamers for decoration made out of katran, reusable selfie frames made from waste cardboard, reusable hanging artifacts made from waste ice-cream sticks etc., were used.

Additionally, sugarcane bagasse plates and bowls for serving food, eco-stalls — Vikalp, Borrow-a-Bag, home-composting and 'Swap Before You Shop' stalls and games on reduce, reuse and recycle and waste management were part of the event.

Further, saplings and cloth bags were used instead of bouquets for dignitaries.

Under this unique initiative, all wet waste was composted inside the campus. An enforcement team was monitoring the zero waste activities at the festival.

Delhi’s Shahdara organised a wall beautification activity on the theme of Swachh Diwali at Ekta Garden. Local residents of the society encouraged their young kids to take part in the activity.

The kids were seen joining forces and carving out beautiful wall paintings inspired by the Diwali theme. Delhi is bustling with Swachh festivities and is all set to a clean, green Diwali.