How demonetized notes are being made into art and products in India
On November 8, 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's annoucement to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes sent a sharp message across the nation and the globe. Six months after this big announcement the decommissioned notes are being upcycled in the most unique of ways at the National Institute of Design in Ahemedabad.
In a bid to recycle waste and turn it into something useful, students of the National Institute of Design (NID) here are attempting to develop usable products from scrapped currency notes.The project has been given to the NID by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which has sent over 200kg briquettes (blocks of compressed material) of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes to the institute.
Moreover, students can also earn prize money of Rs. 50,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs. 1 lakh if they are successful at creating a usable design.Coordinator of furniture and interior design course at the NID Pravinsinh Solanki said that the institute will hold an all-India competition at the end of May.
The NID plans to design something which can be helpful for society and inspire others to reuse materials as well.Solanki however said that it will be too early to say what kind of products can be made from the scrapped notes, and further expressed hope that the initiative to recycle inspires others to help in attaining a green future.
(With Agency inputs)