somlata and the aces and folk band fanaa we are organising sattriya and bihu dance performances as well says dijen maha panchami food festdurga puja is incomplete without anandamela a fair of homemade food there will also be a culinary competition among home cooks during this mela says achintya keeping the environment in mind the organisers are making special efforts to ensure that puja celebrations are hasslefree for everyone garbage management is a major concern in bengaluru and theres no denying that large amounts of waste is generated during this festival so to tackle this we have tied up with local agencies for ecofriendly waste disposal methods we are making our puja pandal a noplastic zone even the idols made from material that do not harm the environment says dijenspeaking about the ecofriendly measures taken by the bengaluru durga puja committee achintya says we have alerted every food stall owner not to serve food in plastic plates our bhog will be served in ecofriendly plates banners are also being set up to keep visitors informed about the same we are expecting a footfall of 3000040000 people every day so these measures are crucial