Cyberabad turns 6,000 kg of immersion flowers into incense and lamps

Flowers discarded during Ganesh idol immersions in Cyberabad are being collected separately and processed into products including incense sticks, dhoops and diyas, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) has said. Around 6,000 kg of flowers have been gathered from designated immersion points over the past 11 days. The collection is part of the civic body’s arrangements for the ongoing Ganesh Utsavam and is intended to prevent floral waste from being mixed with other refuse.

According to the CMC, the flowers are segregated and dried before being processed into the new products. The initiative is aimed at encouraging more responsible management of waste generated during the festival. CMC teams have been deployed at designated immersion locations to oversee several aspects of the operations.

Their responsibilities include immersion management, sanitation, waste collection, the movement of devotees and safety arrangements. The separate flower collection is taking place alongside those wider field-level measures. The municipal corporation said it would continue the practice during the remaining arrangements connected with the festival.

As of Friday, 1,19,667 Ganesh idols had been immersed across Cyberabad, according to the civic body. The floral waste generated at immersion points is among the refuse produced during the process, as devotees discard offerings while participating in the immersions. The CMC’s stated approach separates the flowers from other festival waste before treatment.

The collected material is therefore being diverted for processing rather than being sent through the general waste stream. The information released by the civic body did not specify the quantity of finished products expected from the collected flowers or the facilities carrying out the processing.