Holi 2022: Check out 7 eco-friendly ways to enjoy the festival of colours!

This year Holi will be celebrated on 19th March.

New Delhi: Festival of colours - ‘Holi’ is round the corner and there is already excitement in the air. While Holi for many is synonymous with colour fights, water balloons and scrumptious food, it is vital to keep in mind the health of our environment too. Playing Holi in an eco-friendly way doesn’t make it any less fun. Instead, it decreases pollution, carbon footprint and keeps us healthy and safe. Also, we won’t regret it later after playing an eco-friendly Holi as there won’t be any skin rashes to deal with or any detox program to follow.

“Holi should be eco-friendly not only for our environment, but also for our health,” says  Dr. Supriya Awasthi, Professor, School of Allied Health Sciences, Noida International University. 

Below are a few ways by Dr Awasthi to play an eco-friendly Holi.

1. Use of Organic Colors: Rather than buying chemically made colors, you can use organic and herbal colours. Chemical colours not only harm the skin, eyes and hair but are also difficult to get rid later. If you have diabetes then you should avoid using chemical colours as Diabetic people are more prone to skin infections. Do not put colors on animals as it can cause severe infections in them. 

The chemical colours also cause swelling, eye irritation, rashes, lung infection and can harm people suffering from respiratory issues like asthma. These colours also cause water, land and air pollution damaging water bodies and soil. When the colour gets mixed in water cannot be removed by the conventional wastewater method.