Vistaraku: How This Hyderabad Couple Is Trying To Revive Our Tradition

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Vistaraku: How This Hyderabad Couple Is Trying To Revive Our Tradition

Enthaina plate lo thinadam kante Vistarakulo thinte vache mazza ne veruuu, eppudo village ki veltheno or intlo fasting unteno thappisthe manam vaatini vadedi ledhu, events lo aythe vistarakula design tho paper plates ni bhale manage chesthunnaru mawa..

Ika itu comfort ga plate lo thinali, atu traditional ga leaf's lo thinna feel ravali ante manam Vistaraku try cheyaslindhe.. Yes, Vistaraku ante meeru anukunnadhe, oh look eyandi..

Vistaraku, founded by the couple Venugopal garu and Madhavi Vippulancha garu.. Hyderabad Gandipet area lo unnapudu akkada plastic wastages ni thini konni cows chanipovadam chusi shock ayaru, appatike US lo 5-6 years undi abroad nunchi India ki return ayina ee couple ah area lo ni garbage collectors ki dry and wet waste ni separate ga collect cheyadam lo help chesaru, tharvatha nunchi ila plastic usage ni thaggivadaniki chala programs ni conduct chesthunde vaaru..

Ala okasari vellina National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) trip lo eco friendly ga disposable plates and bowls ni ela thayaru cheyalo theluskunnaru.. That's how Vistaraku came about.

Leaf plates

Vistaraku lo plate and bowls ni thayuru cheyadaniki Siddipet lo unna valla own 25 acre farm lo palash trees (flame of forest tree) ni penchi vaati leaves tho thayaru chesaru, tharvatha Odisha lo ni tribal leaf cultivators help tho siyali leaves ni akkada forest loni tribal women help tho thepinchukuni, ah leaf ni plate ki saripade size tho stich chesi machine help tho leaf plates and bowls ni thayaru chesthunnaru..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc52Ljs8Dx8

Vistarukulu machine

Stich chesina leaf ni ee machine lo pettagane heated frames madyalo kavalsina size lo 60-90 degrees centigrade lo 15 seconds varaku pressure apply chesthundi, dhantho ah leaf hard paper sheet laga maari standard ga untundi..

Vistaraku founder Venugopal garu said that..."Ee machine ni operate cheyadam easy eh, kani epudaina repair vachinapudu technician vachi repair cheyadaniki 1 month paduthundi, andhuke nenu ah machine gurinchi thelusukuntu nene service man ayanu, dhaniki emaina problem vasthe nene repair chesthunna ika, starting lo 2 village girls tho start chesi ippudu 6 members team tho successful ga lead chesthunnamu.. "

Vistaraku currently produces around 5,000 plates per day and has the capacity to go up to 10,000 plates. It is currently shipping to the US. Distributors in Kenya, Nairobi, Malaysia, Canada and Dubai have also approached Vistaraku for buying the products.