Eco-friendly lamps to illuminate CM’s house on Diwali
| Date :21-Oct-2019 |
Staff Reporter :RAIPUR
Eco-friendly lamps made up of cow dung will illuminate Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s residence this Diwali. On returning from his Bastar tour on Saturday, the Chief Minister took some time off for Diwali shopping and visited Talibandha Talab in Raipur. Stalls of Chhattisgarh Matikala Board, Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board, Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihood Mission (Bihaan) and Devbhog, a brand of milk and allied products have been set up at Parikrama path here.
Earthen lamps, decorative items, gifts, Chhattisgarhi cuisines and other products made by women self help groups, potters, craftsmen and artisans of Chhattisgarh have been displayed in these stalls for exhibition-cum-sale. Decorative items and diyas made up of cow dung collected from Gauthan (cow shed) prepared by women self help groups are available for shoppers at the stall set up by Bihaan.
The Chief Minister bought, earthen lamps, cow dung lamps, sweets and other milk products made up by Devbhog, Chhattisgarhi cuisine prepared by women self help groups etc. from these stalls. He also encouraged the artisans and sought information from them about methods used in preparing items. The Chief Minister also distributed over 5,000 earthen lamps made by potters from Patan (Durg) to the people. He urged the people of Chhattisgarh to buy more and more products such as lamps, dresses, decorative items, gifts etc made by potters, craftsmen, artisans and weavers of Chhattisgarh during festivities. He added that this small initiative will bring happiness in lives of these craftsmen. Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey, MP Chhaya Verma, MLA Kuldeep Juneja, Collector Dr S Bhartidasan, District Panchayat CEO Dr Gaurav Kumar Singh and local residents were present.