The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation collected 6,000 kg of flower waste from designated Ganesh immersion points in Kukatpally and Nizampet during the 2026 festivities, with the material sent for recycling into incense sticks and other pooja-related products.
CMC Commissioner G Srijana appreciated the sanitation teams for their work at IDL Lake and other immersion locations, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle. The municipal staff handled the collection of used flowers and other pooja material near water bodies instead of allowing it to be dumped at the sites.
The collected floral waste was recycled by Pakka Organics into agarbattis and other pooja-related products. The arrangement created a separate recovery channel for a type of waste that is commonly generated in large quantities during religious events and can otherwise accumulate around lakes, tanks and temporary immersion facilities.
The sanitation teams recognised for their work included officials and field staff from the solid waste management department, along with supervisory personnel. The reported list included Shankar Ganesh, executive deputy engineer, solid waste management; Rajesh, assistant executive engineer; Manohar Reddy, sanitary supervisor; Vinay Kanth Reddy and Srinivas, identified as SRP staff; and Pochaiah and Buchhi, identified as sanitation staff.
Ganesh immersion operations place additional pressure on municipal sanitation systems because large numbers of visitors, idols, flowers and other ritual material converge around designated water bodies over a short period. Separating floral waste at the point of collection allows municipal teams and recycling partners to divert part of this stream from general waste handling.
The CMC’s reported collection covered immersion points in Kukatpally and Nizampet. The commissioner’s appreciation followed the completion of the immersion-related sanitation arrangements, while the recycling of the 6,000 kg of flowers provides the measurable outcome cited in the report.
