Raipur, August 06, 2021. On the occasion of Rakshabandhan, this time the rakhis made of linseed, banana, ladyfinger, Amari and Cheech Bhaji will be decorated on the wrists of brothers, not silk or wool rakhis. Under the guidance of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Janjgir-Champa, 64-year-old progressive farmer Shri Ramadhar Devangan of village Seoni and young farmer Shri Deendayal Yadav of village Beheradih prepared rakhis made from the fibers of linseed, banana, ladyfinger and vegetables. Is. These rakhis are being manufactured in collaboration with the Bihan Mahila Self-Help Group working under the guidance of Krishi Vigyan Kendra. A stall of such unique rakhis manufactured by the group will be put up today for display and sale at the training center of Punjab National Bank at Labhandi, capital Raipur. Before the Rakshabandhan festival, Bihan market is being organized at the block and district level of the state, in which linseed, banana, ladyfinger, The sale of herbal gulal and incense sticks along with rakhis made from the fibers of Amari and Chech Bhaji will also be done by women self-help groups. The group is receiving advance orders for the sale of such rakhis.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Restoration Foundation, which connects the women of the Bihan Mahila Self-Help Group working under the guidance of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Janjgir Champa to the livelihood mission, Mr. Basavaraj told that till now the work of making cloth from the fiber of linseed, banana, amari bhaji was being done by Shri Ramadhar Devangan and Shri Deendayal Yadav, But with the help of the district administration, the women of the Bihan Women Self-Help Group of the district are being linked with the livelihood mission, with the aim of making them financially strong, along with manufacturing of cloth, colorful attractive rakhis are being prepared from these fibers. Under the leadership of Smt. Omeshwari Sahu, women of Gange Maiyya Self-Help Group of Baheradih, Model Gauthan village of Baloda block and Kapan and Tilai of Akaltara block are being trained for this. Along with rakhis, herbal gulal and incense sticks made by the Bihaan group will also be given together. Bihan Bazaar will be organized at the block and district level of the state, in which rakhis made from the fibers of linseed, banana, ladyfinger, amari and cheech bhaji, along with herbal gulal and incense sticks will also be sold by women self-help groups.
