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MELINAJUGANAHALLI

TEMPLE WASTE IS MANAGED,

FARMERS BENEFIT

he SS Ghati Subramanya Temple consists of 9 villages and a population of
in Melinajuganahalli GP, Bangalore 8,540 individuals from 1,688 households.
TRural District, Karnataka, generates Every January, lakhs of devotees throng the
enormous waste from flowers, food, leaves GP to witness the Swami’s Chariot Festival.
and other items used for deity worship. The
During the festival and also at other times,
temple authorities along with the District
garbage management was a huge challenge
administration have now set up a facility that
in the GP. More often than not, the waste
would enable them to convert all organic
generated was left to rot, leading to bad
waste into vermicompost.
odour and an unhygienic atmosphere that
Melinajuganahalli GP, also known as SS caused discomfort to devotees and others
Ghati, falls under the Dodballapur Taluk and in the area. This also led to the menace of
is situated 15 kms from Dodballapur city mosquitoes, birds and stray animals that
and 45 kms from the city of Bengaluru. It were attracted to the garbage.

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