Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lokesh Kumar Vs Mamidi Venumadhav & Others dated 16/09/2021. The matter related to immersion of Ganesh idol for the purposes of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana. The Solicitor General has said that immersion …
MUMBAI: Noise levels during Diwali were ear-splitting, while Ganesh Chaturthi was among the quieter festivals, a decade ago. The reverse is true today. Diwali has grown quieter, while Ganesh Chaturthi and Eid have seen the highest noise levels. Politics, and not religion, may explain this. "Diwali is celebrated by individuals …
Those who have illegally erected Ganpati pandals this year, shall not be allowed to erect pandals next year, the Bombay High Court ordered on Wednesday while directing the municipal corporations to issue notices to organisers of illegal pandals and also remove those unauthorised ones where the idol was yet to …
The concept of clay idols is increasingly finding acceptance and around three lakh idols are being sold in the city, says an activist Shiva Karan. With Government agencies taking a back seat this year, environmental groups have taken the lead in propagating clay or green Ganesha idols for the coming …
Mayor Vaishali Dakare has appealed to Ganesh mandals to avoid the use of high-decibel music systems during the festival season. She was speaking at a Ganesh award distribution ceremony at Shahu Smarak Bhavan, arranged by SPN Digital. Dakare said that high-decibel sound systems disturb the environment and are harmful for …
The court also asked the trust to submit an undertaking that it will not obstruct traffic and will abide by noise pollution rules. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered organisers of a Ganesh pandal on Thane-Belapur Road to pay Rs 1 lakh by Wednesday to the Chief Minister’s relief …
Ganesh Chaturthi is just round the corner and many residents in the city will be keeping Lord Ganesha idols at home for nine days and then finally immerse these in water on the tenth day. Environmentalists have expressed concern over the rising graph of water pollution as high levels of …
NGOs and schools teaming up to promote useof clay idols To promote the use of nature-friendly figurines during Ganesh Chaturthi, a couple of NGOs and schools are teaming up to contribute their bit to society. Combining an awareness drive and a free distribution programme, Pollocks School is all set to …
AGRA: Idols of elephant-headed god Ganesh have thronged city's markets for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A fairly private practice earlier, it is a large public festival today. But increasing levels of pollution following idol immersion into the Yamuna have again raised concerns about steps taken by the district administration …
NAVI MUMBAI: The police department has appointed four zonal assistant commissioners (ACP) and 20 inspectors as nodal officers to monitor noise pollution levels during the upcoming festivals of Dahi Handi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Bakri-Eid. The nodal officers, manning 20 police stations under Navi Mumbai police commissionerate, have received 11 noise …
The state government has permitted Ganesh mandals to play loudspeakers till midnight on the last five days of the 10-day festival. Mandals, across the city, have time and again demanded relaxation in the noise pollution norms. The organisers argue that restrictions on playing loudspeakers leaves them with little time to …
Anti-noise pollution activists have sought clarification from the government on the four days of relaxation in noise rules for Ganeshotsav. Sumaira Abdulali, convenor, Awaaz Foundation, said, "The Noise Pollution Rules permit state governments to notify up to 15 days a year for time extension up to midnight for loudspeaker use. …
This Ganpati festival citizens will be able to bring their favourite deity in cleaner environment. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will ensure that city remain clean and neat. All the 24 wards and Solid Waste Management Department will have to follow the instructions given by the municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta. Mehta, …
NAVI MUMBAI: As Ganeshotsav draws near, more and more people are advocating the use of environment-friendly idols. To propagate the use of clay Ganesha idols this year, Indian Women Scientists' Association (IWSA) in collaboration with ERA, an NGO, is organizing a green Ganesh workshop on September 12. The workshop by …
SAVE to sell clay idols at Mana Gramam store at Penamaluru Eco-friendly Ganesha idols will be part of the myriad manifestations of the Elephant God during the 11-day-long Vinayaka Chaviti celebrations scheduled to start from September 17. For the first time, Society for Awareness and Vision on Environment (SAVE), a …
PUNE: Scientists at the city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have found a more environment-friendly solution for household and big Ganapati idols made from plaster of Paris that are taken for immersion on Anant Chaturdashi. The liquid solution called 'Jal Abhishek', for sentiments' sake, can dissolve the idols and the residue …
MUMBAI: Ganeshotsav mandals welcomed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) policy, based on Bombay high court directives, and said it addressed their concerns. They stated that the conditions imposed on them will be followed, as usual, and they hoped for a positive outcome of the issue after the court hears the …
For the third consecutive year, the reports of the regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show no deterioration in the quality of river water during the Ganesh festival. The reports were compiled and released last week. Like every year, the MPCB tested the quality of water before, …
The campaign for eco-friendly Ganesha idols does not appear to have yielded the desired results. A study conducted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has found high levels of heavy metals in lakes across the City, post immersion of Ganesha idols. The Board, in its study conducted before and …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
Water samples collected by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) across the state, before and after Ganesh immersion, have indicated that there is no water pollution in rivers and water bodies due to Ganesh immersion as there was very less amount of plaster of paris (PoP) material used in …
