2. About the innovation initiated by rotary club
vadodara:
The initiative to bid an eco-friendly farewell to Lord
Ganesha turned bigger this year. It was last year
that a city-based industrialist and the Rotary club
of Baroda Cosmopolitan (RCBC) had joined hands
to promote eco-friendly 'visarjan' asking people to
immerse Lord Ganesha's idols in clean water tanks
instead of dumping it in garbage filled lakes and
ponds.
3. Need for the innovation
A social cause
•The increasing water pollution due to visarjan which leads to unhealthy environment
Water , water everywhere but not a single drop to drink
5. What they do
Vadodara SVR is the first in the
country who allows the idols to
get submerged in the water
tank and then they separate the
solid waste form the water and
recycle the water for reuse.
6. Social benefits
•People get clean water.
•They get a healthy environment.
Environmental benefits
•The rivers, ponds and lakes can be be kept clean and
pollution free.
•Aquatic animals and plants will be protected from
harmful chemicals.
8. Scope
If this process is implemented by all the
states of the country around 50% of water
pollution can be controlled.
Water can be supplied to areas where there is
scarcity.
9. Global scalability: NO
Rules of Law: Yes
New Price: Yes
Transperancy : Yes
Socially beneficial : Yes
Rating : 4/5
