PATNA: The awareness to celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly way has caught up in city. Almost all city clubs this year have decided to celebrate this festival without jeopardizing the environment. Not only plans have been finalized to exclusively use eco-friendly crackers, but Diwali extravaganzas will cut on sounds too, to check noise pollution.
"We have cut down on crackers with sound and smoke. But as children can't be persuaded for the same, we have provided them eco-friendly firecrackers. The focus is on visual treat, rather than on high-decibel sound," said Manik Vedsen, secretary of the city's lone golf club.
New Patna Club is also preparing for a grand crackers show. It will be held on Monday. "We have brought designer, less smoky eco-friendly firecrackers worth Rs 75,000 from Kolkata and experts to burst them as well," said Rohit Singh, an official.
For over 1,500 guests, the club has planned three rounds of high-priced bumper housie; food and game stalls will also add to the merriment.
An eco-friendly crackers show will be organized at Bankipore Club on the eve of the festival of lights. "We have placed orders for exotic firecrackers. It will create a splendid show in the sky. Around 1000 members are likely to participate in the programme," Mahesh Agrawal, secretary of the club, told TOI.
"This time we will enjoy Diwali celebrations without pollution bogey. Over Rs 30,000 worth of firecrackers will be used," Agrawal added. The club, which will be exotically decorated, will also organize a bumper housie on October 25.
City's eating-joints are not to be left behind either. "At the revolving restaurant, Pind Balluchi's lounge & bar, complimentary welcome drinks will be offered to all lady drinkers. Cocktails like Daiquiri, Mojito, Pina Colada, Cosmopolitan etc will be offered," said Amar Kumar, manager of the restaurant chain.
Pind Balluchi will organize Punjabi food festival from November 7 to 20. It will also launch an open-air "Sunday Brunch" at the 16th floor of Biscomaun Tower soon. Currently, the lone revolving restaurant has around half-a-dozen bookings for Diwali parties. Diwali parties have also started at the other eating joints in the city.
City's another hotel Gargee Grand (GG) has for the first time brought Thai cuisines for Patnaites this Diwali. "Thai food festival has begun on Friday. We have brought Bangkok-trained chef for the purpose. Foodies can enjoy authentic Thai cuisines with a minimum price of Rs 550," said the hotel's general manager, Richard Pereira. He said all those visiting the hotel during Diwali will be given complimentary mocktails and desserts.
Amid exotic decoration, we will organize Awadhiyan, Punjabi, and Mexican food festivals in the days to come. Over 90% of our banquet capacity is booked for Diwali parties, which are generally organized by young Patnaites living outside who come home to spend holidays, he said.
At Hotel Maurya, Purple Lounge, and other joints, which are regularly frequented by patrons, the guests will be getting complimentary mocktails and Diwali gifts. "All those walking in will be given a bunch of home-made chocolates as gifts," Hotel Maurya GM BD Singh said.
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Green-Diwali-in-clubs/articleshow/10450075.cms
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