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In a remarkable innovation blending science, sustainability, and social concern, three pharmacy students from Berhampur have developed eco-friendly sanitary pads using biodegradable materials like banana stem fibre, sugarcane bagasse, turmeric, and neem powder.
Sneha Gouda, Resmarani Satapathy, and Amrita Swain, students of B. Pharma, have turned their classroom learning into a real-world solution for menstrual hygiene in underprivileged communities.
While Sneha has created pads from cotton and fabric, Amrita has used dried banana stem fibres treated with neem and turmeric for their antiseptic properties. Resmarani, on the other...