Bhubaneswar: Kamala Maharana, a 63-year-old woman of Odisha who got mentioned in the Prime Minister’s 98th edition of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on February 26 for her waste-to-wealth initiative, is quite elated now as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is most likely to wear a rakhi made by her Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
The specialty of the rakhi is that she has made it out of waste materials like papers, cotton, thin used polymer sheets and plastics.
Kamala has sent her rakhi to the Prime Minister well in advance to ensure that her rakhi reaches him in time.
“The rakhi I have sent to my brother Narendra Modi is made from waste materials I collected from different parts of my city Kendrapara. I have sent it with loads of affection for him. As he called me sister in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, I have discharged my sister's duty. I do believe he would definitely wear my rakhi. If I see my rakhi on his wrist, it will give me immense pleasure.”
“I pray for his well-being and hope his popularity reaches the pinnacle,” she said.
Kamala Maharana, best known as Kamala Mausi who lives in Gulnagar area of Kendrapara city, runs a women's self-help group (SHG). Her SHG group makes household articles from discarded milk pouches and other plastic materials.
Prime Minister in his ‘Maan Ki Baat’ programme had highlighted Kamala Mausi's work, saying she has given a new dimension to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. During this programme, he called her his ‘sister.’
