Malappuram, May 28: All Muslim organizations in Kerala have decided to follow green protocol for Iftar meets being organized as part of breaking Ramadan fast.
The believers across the state have been directed through Friday sermons in mosques to support the government's move to make the Iftar meets eco-friendly.
Minister of local affairs K T Jaleel said that the government is hopeful that the organizers of Iftar meets would set a model by following green initiatives in the state.
He said that there were complaints that mass Iftar meets during Ramadan month are producing huge quantity of plastic waste.
"The organizations have agreed to avoid plastic products such as disposable items in the meets so as to make the parties eco-friendly. We think as a religious function, Iftar meets are the right place to introduce such a model project," he said.
General secretary of Samastha Kerala Jammiyyathul Ulama Alikkutty Musaliyar said that the move of the state government should be welcomed.
The government has already launched an initiative to make all wedding parties in state eco-friendly and zero-waste.
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