Even as social media churned furiously on Independence Day, with Har Ghar Tiranga anthems, themes and pictures swarming phones and computer screens, messages also did the rounds about how to correctly “fold” and store the Tiranga. As people wonder what to do with the flags post-August 15, an NGO, My Green Society, has volunteered to collect them from societies across Mumbai and Thane and care for them, following the guidelines of the Flag Code of India.

Amid widespread concerns about what to do with the Tiranga after I-Day, numerous tutorials doing the rounds online are teaching people the correct way to fold the flag and preserve it. The Flag Code has a section about how to respectfully dispose of the flag. “Even though one has guidelines, there are a lot of groups, individuals, housing societies and organisations wondering what to do with the flag they have post-August 15,” said Vishal Tibrewala, director, My Green Society.