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Delhi to set up 250 idol collection kiosks to prevent pollution
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News18•15-10-2026, 23:00
Delhi to set up 250 idol collection kiosks to prevent pollution
- •The Delhi government and MCD are launching 250 idol collection kiosks across wards to ensure proper disposal of damaged idols and worship materials.
- •An MoU was signed between MCD and Plastindia Foundation at the Delhi Secretariat under the leadership of CM Rekha Gupta.
- •The initiative allows residents to respectfully deposit religious materials for safe collection, segregation, and recycling.
- •Plastindia Foundation has developed and installed the kiosks free of cost, with 60 already in place.
- •Officials urge citizens to use these designated centers instead of dumping materials in public spaces or water bodies.
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The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi are planning to establish 250 idol collection kiosks across MCD wards in the first phase.
The Plastindia Foundation signed an MoU with the MCD at the Delhi Secretariat to develop and install the collection kiosks free of cost.
The centres allow residents to respectfully deposit damaged idols and religious materials after rituals so they can be collected, segregated, and recycled instead of being dumped in public places or water bodies.
