Campaign to end plastic menace at Sabarimala soon
7 years, 1 month ago

Campaign to end plastic menace at Sabarimala soon

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTTAYAM: The Pathanamthitta district administration is planning to conduct a campaign outside the state in June asking the Sabarimala pilgrims not to bring plastic items inside their Irumudikettu. "We have decided to approach the government for conducting an extensive campaign outside the state," district collector R. Girija told DC. The forest department says that most of the plastic waste materials are dumped at these places by the pilgrims from other states. The Travancore Devaswom Board is also planning to conduct an awareness campaign among the Guruswamis coming from other states.

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All Forms of Plastic, Including Plastic Articles Carried By Devotees in “Irumudikkettu", Banned in Sabarimala : Kerala HC [ Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

All Forms of Plastic, Including Plastic Articles Carried By Devotees in “Irumudikkettu", Banned in Sabarimala : Kerala HC [ Read Order]

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"We therefore, deem it essential and imperative to now order complete ban of plastic, in whatever manner and whatever form, be that bottles, sachets, wraps, covers, drinking straw or any other, including for carrying pooja articles in the “Irumudikkettu” and we direct the concerned authorities to ensure that plastic, in whichever form it be, do not find itself in and …

Kerala HC imposes plastic ban in Sabarimala, says only bio-degradable products prescribed by priest allowed in temple
6 years, 8 months ago

Kerala HC imposes plastic ban in Sabarimala, says only bio-degradable products prescribed by priest allowed in temple

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The Kerala high court directed the authorities to enforce the plastic ban in the Sabarimala temple and its premises. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday imposed a complete ban on plastic in Sabarimala, in order to ensure an eco-friendly pilgrimage to the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa. In its order, a division bench of the high court comprising …

Sabarimala, Pampa not yet pollution-free
8 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala, Pampa not yet pollution-free

Deccan Chronicle  

SABARIMALA: Sabarimala still faces pollution issues though the use of plastic has been banned as part of the cleanliness programme titled ‘Punyam Poonkavanam.’ The initiative is led by a group of police officers under the leadership of ASI Shibu F. Paul from Wayanad and assisted by the volunteers of Ayyappa Seva Sanghom. The ‘copra’ fields of Sabarimala The Travancore Devaswom …

Going green? Kerala's Sabarimala temple rules against the use of plastics
9 years, 2 months ago

Going green? Kerala's Sabarimala temple rules against the use of plastics

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Millions of Hindu men trudge the steep, three-hour climb to a hilltop temple to worship a celibate god every year. And these days, they leave less of a trace thanks to new rules aimed at getting rid of plastic trash PATHANAMTHITTA: Millions of Hindu men trudge the steep, three-hour climb to a hilltop temple to worship a celibate god every …

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