Maha Kumbh 2025: How It’s Set to Go Plastic-Free in 7 Inspiring Ways

Kumbh Mela 2019 (Image: PTI)

The Maha Kumbh, one of the most significant pilgrimage festivals in the world, will take place in Prayagraj in 2025. Known as the ‘Goddess Festival,’ this massive affair is not only followed in religious terms; the are icons of Indian culture as well as views towards nature. One of the most significant progress made in this regard is that the organisers of the Maha Kumbh 2025 has decided to keep the event free from plastics.

Here are 7 excitingly kicked off ways how this ambitious plan is being increasingly actualized:

1. Non-recyclable and Non-biodegradable Plastic Bags Single use plastics as we know have always remained a thorn in our environment particularly during occasions such as fairs. About the Maha Kumbh 2025, all the disposable plastic items including straws, carrying bags or take away plates and forks etc will not be allowed at all. Vendors and organisers have been advised to find sustainable solutions to anything they will be using thereby keeping the environment green.
2. Sustainable Food Wrapping Street markets, especially the foods stands a common feature during Kumbh Mela, are being popularized to use biodegradable and compostable material. Recyclable items like banana leaves, jute and paper containers will replace plastic plates and cups through which pilgrims would enjoy their meals.
3. Containing Reusable Water Bottles and Hydration Points If millions of followers throng the temple, availability of drinking water becomes inevitable. Instead of using plastic water bottles, organisers will designate several water dispensers. The pilgrims are being urged to come to the venue with their owns reusable water bottles or to use bio-degradable bottles that shall be made available for sale at the venue.
4. Since waste management and recycling is an important aspect of waste disposal, all wastes generated within this facility must be properly separated then disposed as recycled goods.The need to minimize waste will be met by providing different colour-coded bins for disposal; biodegradable, non-biodegradable and recyclable items. Special teams will take care of waste separation and recycling and disposal of wastes, thus cutting down landfill space requirements.
5. Public Health Promotion Programs of Holiday Makers Huge efforts to spread awareness among the visitors are being envisaged regarding the right method of going plastic-less. Posters, slogans, banners, workshops, and online campaigns will be raised during the event to raise awareness on the effects of post plastic waste on the environment.
6. Green Organisations are partners of choice in delivering sustainable development goals because of this collaboration. Currently, the organisers are still incur coordination with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and environmental groups for a sustainable show. These groups will avail their experience, equipment, and personnel to help make the plastic-free drive a success.
7. The last component of the sustainability architecture contains incentives for sustainable actions. In order to promote participation, the organisors are rewarding not only the participants but also both the vendors and visitors for everything that is environmentally friendly. People who advance the cause of no-plastic shall be offered rebates on the services offered as well as special token.

The Maha Kumbh 2025- free from plastics campaign is not just an environmental programme- it is a process of awakening- a move towards experiencing and shouldering consciousness. Its goal is to decrease the amount of plastic waste generated and saved ultimately effect the status of the nine sacred rivers, decrease pollution, and become a reference for organizing any similar gigantic events in the future starting from the countries up to the global level.

A very encouraging sign from this side is that Maha Kumbh 2025 is totally heading for becoming plastic-free pilgrimage, thus making traditions equal to sustainability. Eradicating hunger is everyone’s responsibility when millions are converging to get spiritual satisfaction- this took me to this initiative. By these thoughtful provisions, Maha Kumbh has this potential and possibility to ensure unity and bring constructive change for better tomorrow where greenery shall be in demand.