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The Cheela Mela in Lal Bagh flower show will make cloth bags out of your old clothes

The Lal Bagh Independence Day flower show in Bengaluru is in full swing with hundreds paying a visit. One stall that has grabbed the eyeballs of many visitors is one titled ‘Cheela Mela’ old clothes are being recycled as sustainable bags free of cost.

Lalbagh park authorities will pay a tribute to late actor Puneeth Rajkumar at this year's flower show, after his untimely death shocked fans across the state. (Image source: @YRK_Updates/Twitter)

In a video that is shared widely on the internet, one of the women who works at ‘Cheela Mela’ said, “To the people who are visiting the Lal Bagh flower show, we urge you to bring your old clothes that you are not using anymore. We will be making good cloth bags out of your old clothes which can be used to carry vegetables and other items while you go for daily shopping. You used your dress for a while and it can also be used further if it is given a right shape”

The woman also urged people to avoid plastic bags in Bengaluru by using the cloth bags. “This Independence Day, let’s get freedom from plastic. It is advisable to use cloth bags and we need to teach our future generations to avoid plastic bags. You can bring your old clothes and take back cloth bags from us” added the woman.

On Friday, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the Lalbagh Botanical Garden's Independence Day flower show. The flower show is back in town after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 outbreak. It has been themed after father-son duo Kannada film stars Dr Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar.