Hyderabad, Oct. 26 -- The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) has converted floral waste collected during the Ganesh Chaturthi and Bathukamma festivals into useful products.

The civic body took up the initiative in partnership with Pakka Organics. Flowers offered during the festivals were collected and processed instead of being allowed to mix with general municipal garbage.

"Around 7,000 metric tonnes of floral waste was collected under the programme. Of this, more than 6,400 metric tonnes was collected during Ganesh idol immersion, while around 400 metric tonnes was generated during the Bathukamma festival," MMC additional commissioner (sanitation) Raghu Prasad was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

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