Odisha Woman Gifts PM Rakhi Made Of 'Unusable' Materials

A village artisan of Odisha, who has earned praises in the Prime Minister바카라�s 바카라�Maan Ki Baat바카라� programme for making utility products from waste materials, sent a Rakhi made of food wrappers, milk packets, and other 바카라�unusable바카라� things for Narendra Modi on Monday.
    
Kamala Moharana, 64, of Kendrapara district runs a Self Help Group (SHG), the members of which earn money by converting garbage into products like baskets, pen stands,  flower pots, mobile phone stands, hand-fans, and wall-hanging.
    
바카라�My life has changed dramatically the day the Prime Minister heaped praise on my work. Narendra Modi is like my elder brother. I prepared a Rakhi from waste materials like plastic, polythene, wrappers of food, and milk packets and sent it to the Prime Minister by post,바카라� said Moharana.
    
The Raksha Bandhan festival will be held on August 30 and 31 this year.  
    
바카라�Plastic, polythene, and other waste materials cause huge problems in the environment. So, I focused on those waste materials. People have started appreciating my work after the Prime Minister mentioned my work in Mann Ki Baat," she said.
    
In the 98th episode of Maan Ki Baat broadcast on February 26 this year, Modi praised the work of Moharana and the women of her group. 
    
바카라�The women of this group make many things like baskets and mobile stands from milk pouches and other plastic packing materials. This is becoming a good source of income for them along with ensuring cleanliness. If we resolve, we can make a huge contribution towards a clean India,바카라� the Prime Minister had said in his radio programme.
    
Starting with a few women in 2016, Kamala바카라�s self-help group now has around 50 members.