Plans afoot to step up natural paint output from cow dung in Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh government has charted a major expansion plan to enhance the production of natural paints manufactured from cow dung. Under its flagship’s Godhan Nyay Yojana, the state government is procuring cow dung at Rs 2 a kg. Women self-help groups (SHGs) are using the product for manufacturing vermicompost.

As a pilot project, paint manufacturing from cow dung was started in selective Gauthans (cattle-sheds) set up by the state government under the scheme.

Initially, five Gauthans across the three districts of Raipur, Kanker and Durg were selected for paint manufacturing. Of these, two units each were set up