Message of CM delhi - 'Celebrate holi with beetroot, pomegranate'

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Celebrate_holi_with_beetroot_pomegranate/articleshow/2881671.cms

 

 

NEW DELHI: Play Holi with eco-friendly colours made from beetroot, berries, spinach, mint, onion and peels of pomegranate, says Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. " Most of the artificial colours are made of synthetic chemicals containing harmful elements like lead and cadmium. They are responsible for many skin diseases, asthma and even cancer, " Dikshit says in an advertisement published on Wednesday.

Officials in the Chief Minister's Office said that a series of advertisements would be released in newspapers and television channels to spread awareness about the ill effects of chemicals-based colours. In her colour prescription, Dikshit has said that citizens should obtain red colours from " peels of pomegranate and rose petals " .

Berries of the Indigo plant or crushed dry jacaranda flowers can make blue colour. For green, she suggests that " pastes of mint and spinach leaves " be used. Similarly, she advises that " crushed dry marigold flower petals or turmeric and gram flour (besan) " be used for making yellow colour. Dikshit writes that magenta colour can be made from beetroot and onions.

" Remember Holi is holy not hooliganism. Play Holi naturally, " she advises people. Officials at the Chief Minister's Office said herbal colours were now available at the offices of many residents' welfare associations and at some CNG stations.