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Why Did Indians Forget The Value Of Urine As Fertilizer? -Sahana Singh

-SwarajyaMag.com

Not every western invention is supreme or flawless, the same goes for inorganic fertilizers. Urine irrigation has been a part of the ancient Indic culture. So, why are we reluctant to embrace it today?

In the past fortnight there has been a huge controversy around Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s speech about the usage of urine as fertilizer for plants. Mr Gadkari said that he collected urine in a 50 litre can and used it to irrigate his garden. The plants that were watered with urine grew better and bigger, he informed.

What should have been received as a matter of common knowledge, in a country that has known the efficacy of urine as a fertilizer and pesticide for thousands of years, snowballed into severe criticism of the minister. He became the butt of misplaced humour on social media. The Union Minister was viewed as discarding the norms of decency, which agitated some people. Still others said this kind of talk would lead to derailing of the Swachh Bharat programme.

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