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Success Story Of Tharuhat women of Pashchim Champaran: The women of Tharuhat region are doing something, whose fame has spread not only to Bihar but to many states of the country. There are many other such remote areas including Bagaha, Ramnagar and Harnatand. Where women living near forests are making useful home decor items from the waste generated from the forests.
West Champaran: The women of Tharuhat area are doing something whose fame has spread not only to Bihar but to many states of the country. There are many other such remote areas including Bagaha, Ramnagar and Harnatand. Where women living near forests are making useful home decor items from the waste generated from the forests. The interesting thing is that the demand for these items made from water hyacinth, moonj and some other types of grass has started coming from the country’s capital Delhi as well as Mumbai and some states of the North East. This has increased the self-confidence of women so much that now they are preparing to produce these products on a large scale.
Preparing useful items from water hyacinth
Let us tell you that Tharu women of areas like Bagaha, Harnatand and Ramnagar of the district are making some very wonderful items for domestic use from the water hyacinth growing in the reservoirs. Shubham Neeraj, a resident of Tharuhat, who organized these women together, says that these items prepared from water hyacinth include tea coasters, purses, hats of different sizes, hot pots, table cloth along with some other home decor items.
Experts say that water hyacinth is seen as waste. They are used only at selected places. West Champaran district of Bihar is rich in this matter. The women here have worked to convert waste into the best by making useful items from water hyacinth. According to Neeraj, about 40 women including Nirmala Devi of Naurangiya Don of Ramnagar block, Kaushalya Devi of Nautanwa village of Ramnagar and Anita Devi of Harnatand are involved in this business. The items made from waste are sold at good prices, which helps the families of all these women.
Prime Minister Modi has also discussed
To make these items, about 4 flower pots, 6 tea coasters, 5 hats and 5 purses are prepared every day by drying water hyacinth. Which are sold in different states of the country. As far as the price is concerned, the price of a set of 6 tea coasters made of hyacinth is Rs 70. Whereas the price of hats and pots is Rs 200 per piece. Even Prime Minister Modi has praised these useful items made from waste and the craftsmanship of the women of Tharuhat.
