Theos-Talk Archives (December 1996 Message tl00193)

Here is an interesting news item from an Indian Newspaper.
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6. SOAPS AND FACE POWDER FROM COWDUNG FOR A CHANGE


Lucknow, Dec. 11 Women will soon have a new range of cosmetics this time
from cowdung for a Change.
The cowdung processing unit set up at akola in Maharashtra by com
protection movement committee, a wing of the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad, has been engaged in making Soap and face powder from
cowdung.
Mr Anna shaherij mukadam president of the committee told newsmen here
that such products had become very popular
among the women folk locally, the committee planned to open sale depots
of cowdung cosmetics all over the country, he
informed.
The cowdung processing centres would re established in every state,
first in Uttar Pradesh was proposed in Kanpur, he said.
The centre at akola was also producing electricity from cowdung and the
device would be spread to other centres also.
The committee was also making oral pills from cow urine and it had given
favourable results, Mr. Mukadam claimed.
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