Immersion of the idols of Lord Ganesh after nine days of festivities has yielded waste material of elephantine proportions from the Hussainsagar Lake, costing the exchequer a bomb for its retrieval and transportation. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, in charge of the lake’s cleanup, has removed a whopping 6,226 metric tonnes of the garbage from the water body during the …
MUMBAI: The state government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that permissions will not be given for Ganpati immersions in the natural lakes in the Aarey Milk Colony, as the area is an eco-sensitive zone. Rajesh Akre, the assistant commissioner of the P South Ward, said, “There will be three floating talaos in Aarey for all domestic idols of …
HYDERABAD: Failure of the city authorities to effectively communicate the location of artificial immersion tanks and ponds resulted in thousands of people thronging the Hussainsagar for the immersion ritual on Sunday. Traffic police have started diverting idols here.” Police officials from Saifabad said that since it was the first time that such a pond was set up, people were less …
There is no end to restrictions on Hindu festivals in the national capital Delhi by the Arvind Kejriwal led AAP govt. In an order issued by The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Wednesday, immersion of idols have been completely banned in public places and water bodies, including the heavily polluted Yamuna River, to prevent water pollution. Idol immersions shall not …
