Chhattisgarh: Rakhis made of paddy, rice, wheat and gourd will adorn the wrists of brothers this Rakshabandhan

Raipur: For the soon-approaching festival of Rakshabandhan this year on August 11, women self-help group of Bihan in Kawardha district have prepared beautiful rakhis using paddy, rice, wheat and gourd seeds. These rakhis are being sold under the brand name of ‘Bhorbandhan’. Price of these rakhis ranges from Rs 20 to Rs 40.

Seven different counters have been put up in Kabirdham district to sell Bhorbandhan rakhis. These include Collectorate premise, C-Mart and Janpad Panchayat Headquarters of all the development blocks of the district. Tremendous sale of Bhorbandhan Rakhis have been reported on the very first day itself.

The members of women self-help group of Rajnawagaon told that their group has worked twice as hard in making rakhis. In a very short span of time, the group has made 800 hundred Rakhis in various designs. Production will be further increased based on the market demand. Women group of Kabirdham district has prepared 6 thousand rakhis in a short span of time.

District collector Janmejay Mahobe informed that as many as 17 active self-help groups have been associated with the work of manufacturing Rakhis and they have also been provided free market for the sale. In this way, effective work has been done in the direction of associating women self-help groups with the economic development and employment oriented activities of the government. At present, more than 6 thousand 600 rakhis have been prepared by these groups under the brand name of ‘Bhorbandhan’. Based on the market demand, the self-help groups have been given the task of preparing about 30,000 rakhis.