A nirmalya collection drive to curb river pollution

With the Ganesh idol, people used to immerse a sizeable volume of ‘Nirmalya’ also in the river. But thanks to pioneering initiatives from socially responsible establishments like Pune District Co-operative Bank and SSF, people now have become aware of the adverse consequences of ‘Nirmalya’ immersion in the river. PDCC Bank since last three years is organizing a ‘Nirmalya’ collection drive with SSF and thus have garnered people's support to a very large extent. This year this drive collected more than 450 tonnes of ‘Nirmalya’ from seven ghats of PMC & PCMC. Explaining the Bank's viewpoint, Archana Ghare, Vice President PDCC Bank said that this huge volume of ‘Nirmalya’ is handed over to PMC for composting, which in turn is distributed amongst farmers. She said that known as a farmers' bank, PDCC Bank is extremely happy to serve farmers this way as well. Dr. Sanjaykumar Bhosle, CEO, PDCC Bank, Sanjay Shitol, AGM, Sachin Dorge, Planning Department Head also took an active part in the drive.