Salman joined hands with the Divjay Foundation along with the Municipal Corporation of Mumbai, Mumbai Police, and Chattra Sansad for the initiative ‘Bacche Bole Morya’ to advocate the need for cleanliness and an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi festival this season.
Film actor Salman Khan said that people should celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in an eco-friendly manner as the sight of scattered parts of idols in the sea ‘is not nice’.
‘Eco-friendly Ganesha has been coming to our house for a long time. Until there is purity in the festival, you can’t celebrate (the festival).’
Further, Salman Khan said, ‘After the visarjan, some idols’ heads, trunks, and legs are scattered everywhere and some people step on other scattered idols of Lord Ganesha. It’s not nice. I want to say I won’t throw garbage and won’t let others throw garbage.’
The event was also attended by Salman’s sister Alvira Agnihotri, Amruta Fadnavis, Sonali Bendre, Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher, Police Commissioner Vivek Phalsankar, and BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani.
During the cultural and musical programme, eco-friendly Ganesha idols, created from natural and biodegradable materials, and crafted by BMC School students across Mumbai, were unveiled.
Addressing the BMC School students, Salman shared the message of cleanliness with music and dance.
‘We have been getting eco-friendly Ganesha for a long time because (during and post visarjan) there are law and order and cleanliness issues… Paper, plastic cups, and bottles are thrown around and they are cleaned by BMC workers the next day.’
‘It’s not good. It’s better if everyone uses eco-friendly Ganesha idols. Some people behave well in other countries like America, Switzerland, and Dubai but throw rubbish here in our country. Children can teach elders to keep up with the cleanliness,’ said Khan.
The initiative focused on educating children about the importance of using biodegradable materials to prevent environmental harm caused by non-biodegradable idols.
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