Women of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Ban-Charauda in Raipur are making around 2 lakh eco-friendly diyas from cow dung to help people celebrate cleaner and greener Diwali. A lot of women who never even thought of earning for themselves are now making a decent amount of money by making beautiful eco-friendly cow dung diyas here.

Chhattisgarh: A group of women are preparing eco-friendly 'diyas' with cow dung from cow shelters under 'Narwa Garwa Ghurwa Badi Scheme' in Raipur. Zila Panchayat CEO (pic 4) says,"Every woman makes around 300 'diyas' every day. It'll boost village economy & empower women". pic.twitter.com/GW2wOTupTQ

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"We started making these diyas from September 9 onwards and this entire work of is being carried out by a village association--Mahila Shakti. We have received an order of 2 lakh diyas and we are working on it. We do make lord idols and other items made from cow dung and premix powder," said Mamata Chandrakar, a senior member of the self-help group.