Big fats Indian weddings are all about wanting your finest, dancing your coronary heart out, and naturally, consuming heaps and plenty of meals. Some individuals goal to at the very least style every part provided within the buffet, whereas others vow to focus solely on the unique dishes. From butter rooster and matar pulao to lip-smacking gol gappas and aloo tikki, there isn’t any dearth of meals choices at Indian marriage ceremony ceremonies. While we attempt to take advantage of such events, the quantity of meals that will get wasted at weddings usually go unnoticed.

We all have come throughout friends blatantly dumping plates loaded with meals in bins at marriage ceremony features. Highlighting this rampant problem of meals waste, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Awanish Sharan just lately shared a put up on Twitter.

In the image, a desk is seen with a lot of used meals plates, bowls, and bottles mendacity on it. The plates, which appear to have been discarded, are nonetheless having loads of meals left on them whereas the bowls are additionally crammed with sweets. “Such people should be debarred from attending any function,” the caption learn.

ऐसे लोगों को किसी भी समारोह में जाने से वंचित कर देना चाहिए. pic.twitter.com/hNxJMHyWDm— Awanish Sharan (@AwanishSharan) February 2, 2023

The put up kicked off a dialogue on meals waste. Some Twitter customers provided options to resolve the issue.

“There is a serious need for “Indian Weddings Food Activists” or something on that line where activists can visit every wedding/function host and educate them on the importance of food and how to minimise food wastage at the same time maintaining the honour of being a great host,” a consumer wrote.

There is a critical want for “Indian Weddings Food Activists” or one thing on that line the place activists can go to each marriage ceremony/perform host and educate them on the significance of meals and minimise meals wastage on the similar time sustaining the honour of being a terrific host.— Satish (@UBSatish) February 2, 2023

Another advised lowering the dimensions of plates so that individuals do not load an excessive amount of meals on them.

Reduce the dimensions of plat so these individuals will take much less meals ensuing into much less meals wastage. 2 बार खाना ले लो परंतु खाना बर्बाद ना करे, कितने सारे लोगों को एक समय का खाना भी नसीब नही होता।— CA Kamlesh Purohit ???????? (@CAKamleshPuroh1) February 2, 2023

“I specifically assign one person in my family function just to watch, we are not serving food in much quantity. Sad to see people doing this,” an individual mentioned.

I particularly assign one particular person in my household perform simply to observe, we’re not serving meals in a lot amount. Sad to see individuals doing this.— Pankaj Kumar (@pankajkmr3662) February 2, 2023

“Wastage of food is definitely a crime but unfortunately no law sad,” a remark learn.

Wastage of #food is unquestionably a Crime however sadly no Law unhappy ????— Nisha rai (@nisharai_ggc) February 2, 2023

A consumer wrote, “This is literally every wedding”.

This is actually each marriage ceremony.— Manish Kumar???? (@im7manish) February 3, 2023

One particular person shared, “True. However, there are some NGO’s who collect all this food for further distribution among poor needy people”.

true ,hwever,there r sm NGO’s who collects all these meals for additional distribution amongst poor needy ppl.????— Santosh (@SG_2510) February 2, 2023

Food wastage in any kind is unacceptable. Most individuals reacting to the put up agreed that whereas organising a marriage meals wastage is one facet that’s usually uncared for, however that should change.