Demonstration from kitchen waste to composting by home scientists

Chandigarh, September 3, 2019: To give momentum to Poshan Maah under India’s flagship programme of Poshan Abhiyaan, the NCC Girls Cadets of Government Home Science College conducted an awareness campaign cum demonstration drive regarding composting of Kitchen waste at Dainik Bhaskar Colony of Sector-25-D, Chandigarh.
The drive is in sync with addressing the key areas of the Poshan Maah to spread awareness regarding Sanitation and hygiene in every nook and corner of the society and to promote healthy cooking practices among masses.
The effervescent team of NCC gave a demonstration to the community women on ‘How to use Kitchen Waste to prepare Organic Compost’ to meet the goal for sanitation and hygiene at the household level.
The viewers were excited and curious to know how it happened. They were provided with Plastic bins and Microbial powder to use their kitchen waste. They were also informed that they can use the compost in their gardens and can also become entrepreneurs by selling compost.
Principal of the college, Prof.Sudha Katyal, encouraged the efforts of the NCC Cadets and provided them plastic bins which convert the peels of vegetables, fruits and left over food into organic manure with the help of microbial powder.