A prototype of vending machine of manjapai, an eco-friendly cloth bag, is ready.
It can hold up to 40 bags at a time. When a user drops a ₹10 coin into a slot, they can get a bag. Environment, Climate Change and Forests Secretary Supriya Sahu said the machine was working well and that they planned to place such machines in market places and bus stops. “To begin with, it would be at Koyambedu [bus terminus]. Already the prototype for a machine that can hold 400 bags is getting ready and will be ready in two weeks time,” she said.
