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 …
In an attempt to reduce the amount of ‘nirmalya’ waste reaching the dumping grounds, the BMC has started a waste segregation and composting project after the Ganpati Visarjan. G/ North ward (Dadar) ward has converted a 2,000-sqm defunct sewerage operation plot at Dharavi for the project. Around 35 metric tonnes …
Where on one hand the whole country is promoting eco-friendly puja pandals and statues, in Ranchi not many puja organising committees are interested in being environment friendly this year. Previous year there were several puja committees who made eco-friendly pandals but this year till date only one puja committee has …
At 4 pm on Monday and at 8 am on Tuesday, sound levels from festivities, as the city bid adieu to their favourite deity during the immersion procession (visarjan) crossed permissible limits, though it was lower than last year’s high. Students of the College of Engineering Pune (COEP), who monitored …
Panaji: Goa's Ganesh celebrations have turned eco-friendly, as the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in the making of a Ganesh idol has shown a drastic decline from 35% a few years ago, to 0.67% this festive season In a study conducted by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), …
First Day Of Immersion Was Louder Than '13 Nearly half of the locations monitored for noise pollution in the city, on the second day of the Ganesh festival this year, have witnessed an increase in noise pollution levels compared to last year. Data made available by the Maharashtra Pollution Control …
The Pollution Control Board in the district has sent samples of water in the Cauvery and Bhavani rivers following immersion of Lord Ganesha idols earlier this week in connection with the Chathurthi celebrations, to the National Green Tribunal. The over 200 idols that were immersed into the two rivers were …
Garbage Stifling Lake's Spirit, Say Experts Over the last five years, naturalist and bird watcher Sunjoy Monga has spotted 102 spe cies of birds over and around Lokhandwala Lake. But on Thursday morning, all he could see was a heavy layer of garbage coating the edge of the lake. Lesser …
College students have been busy pandal-hopping, measuring noise levels. This year, the the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has outsourced the task of measuring decibel levels to Ashwamedh Engineers and Consultants Co operative Society Limited, a private company that has roped in youngsters like Rajvardhan Desai (22) and Duryodhan Jadhav. …
After the Allahabad high court's ban on immersing idols in the Yamuna to save it from pollution, the Agra district administration is ensuring that the orders are strictly implemented and temporary ponds are created for 'visarjan'. The Agra municipal corporation has started work of creating artificial ponds at Yamuna's ghats, …
For the first time, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), which monitors noise levels in the city during the Ganesh festival every year, measured levels for 24 hours on the first day of the festival on August 29. Noise levels are being monitored across 25 locations in Mumbai over five …
The eighth edition of Times Green Ganesha campaign began with a function at Lala Lajpatrai College in Mahalaxmi, in Mumbai. Minister of state for environment Sachin Ahir, actor director Prabhu Deva, Medha Gadgil, chief additional secretary , environment, and Sanjay Bhuskute, public relations officer of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will for the first time keep a watch on the noise levels at major junctions in the city on the first day of the Ganapati festival that begins on Friday. MPCB sub-regional officer R B Andhale said that the noise levels will be continuously …
NAGPUR: A group of socio-legal advocates of the state has issued legal notice to all regional offices of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) regarding monitoring and vigilance and maintaining report about noise pollution level during Ganpati, Durga festivals and other festivities. The notice alleges that MPCB has not take action …
One need not put up with unbearably high noise during the upcoming Ganeshotsav or for that matter any religious festival. A group of socio-legal lawyers has issued legal notices to all regional offices of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for failing to control noise pollution while urging people to …
Aim is to check pollution by promoting use of clay idols With a number of associations coming together to flag off a green movement this Vinayaka Chaturthi, the city has been witnessing a series of workshops, awareness campaigns and distribution of chemical-free Ganesh idols for the past few days. In …
Every year over 500 idols of Lord Ganesh in and around Jajpur district are immersed in the rivers and streams after the Puja is over. And that raises the environmental concerns after all the fun and frolics have gone. However, to make this year’s Ganesh festival an environment-friendly one, many …
With just a few days to go for the Ganesh festival, many citizens are not planning to have eco-friendly idols but also opting for plastic-free decorations. Gauging the public mood, the shopkeepers have also kept less than the usual stock of the thermocol decorations. Citizens are opting for greener methods …
Thane: Around 80 people, aged between 5 and 77 years, are learning to make their own eco-friendly Ganesh idols out of clay at a workshop organized by Thane's Visual Art Academy with the help of NGO, Prerana Pratishthan. "The workshop aims at teaching people how to make eco-friendly idols on …
In its bid to promote environment-friendly Ganesha idols, the Telangana Pollution Control Board will install clay Ganesha models across Telangana region. On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi, the board will install idols of 10 ft to 12 ft in the four zones of GHMC by spending Rs. 9.5 lakh. Further, …
To preserve water and environment from getting polluted due to immersion of idols during festive season, district administration has decided to put blanket ban on idols of plaster of Paris (POP) and chemical colours. Even the transportation of such idols from other cities will be banned. However, to help encourage …
