Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
The recent BMC proposal to allow restaurants to be open all night, apparently for the benefit of tourists, was taken without consulting stakeholders such as citizens’ welfare associations. The move, instead of following the Supreme Court orders to curb noise pollution, works actively to create further noise pollution in Mumbai. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. S.K.Bhardwaj Vs. Commissioner of Nagar Palika Nigam, Jabalpur & Others dated 01/10/2013 with regard to the alleged violation of certain environmental laws in regard to a site which was designated by the respondents for the purpose of immersion of …
The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja in an eco-friendly manner. As per the general guidelines, the idols of Goddess Durga should be made from natural materials as described in the holy scripts. Natural clay, bamboo, choir ropes, straw, etc., should be used …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to check pollution of Kuakahi river, OSPCB had asked the civic body to see to it that idols are pulled out …
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to check pollution of Kuakahi river, OSPCB had asked the civic body to see to it that idols are pulled out of …
With the noise level reaching 123.2 dB on Wednesday, the final immersion day, this year’s Ganesh visarjan was the noisiest in the last 10 years. Last year, Girgaum Chowpatty had recorded the highest noise level at 121.4 dB. According to activist Sumaira Abdulali of the Awaaz Foundation, who recorded noise …
The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, which was alien to Nagpurians all these years, is now slowly but steadily catching up, if the post- Anant Chaturdashi day statistics, provided by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) health department, are to be believed. According to civic data, this year …
Mumbai: The city celebrated its noisiest Ganeshotsav in seven years with decibel levels on the final immersion day peaking to 123db in Worli Naka, way above the permissible limit of 45db for residential areas at night. Noise activists, who have been mapping decibel levels over the years, said last year’s …
It was immersion day and festivities were supposed to be loud. But at 114.4 decibels, it was deafening. Wednesday, September 18, turned out to be noisiest day of the year and took experts by surprise. The experts of College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) kept a close tab on noise levels …
The efforts to increase awareness about eco-friendly Ganesh puja seem to be failing. Tank Bund on Wednesday witnessed several thousands of devotees immersing idols ranging from small to giant sizes decorated with non-biodegradable products containing heavy metals like mercury and lead which are extremely dangerous to the ecosystem. Though a …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is the authority for preventing pollution of water bodies. In 2010, the board came up with an action plan suggesting a code of conduct for environment-friendly celebration of Ganesh festival. Even as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and NGOs seem to be taking efforts …
MUMBAI: Mumbai is among the noisiest cities in the country, closely followed by Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore. Nearly all residents are impacted by adverse health effects of noise continuously, some without any apparent immediate effects and the majority with severe symptoms. In an endeavour to make the Ganesha festival noise-free, …
It has employed a laboratory from Chennai to test the water quality before and after the main immersion on Saturday With Vinayaga Chathurthi having been celebrated with pomp across the town, it is now time for the immersion of idols. Although many people have already completed the immersion of the …
If noise pollution has been giving you sleepless nights, now there is at least a way out to quantify it region-wise and put it online. For the first time, a page has been created on Facebook so that citizens can make a noise map of the place one lives. All …
A Division Bench of the AP High Court, comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyothi Sengupta and Justice K.C. Bhanu, on Tuesday made it clear that all materials left in the Hussainsagar lake during the Ganesh idol immersion shall be cleared within 24 hours. The Bench was disposing of a batch of …
Concerned over water pollution during Ganesha festivals, the forest department and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have urged people to use earthen Ganesha idol. Both the government departments have also come out with guidelines to help prevent water pollution. According to the guidelines, people have been advised to not use …
Hyderabad: With the city’s Ganesh associations targeting one lakh pandals this year, Hyderabad’s lakes are in grave danger. Last year 48,333 idols were immersed only in Hussainsagar, of which 29,391 (more than 60 per cent) had chemicals and metallic colours, while just 18,942 idols had natural and vegetable colours. To …
Kendriya Durga Puja Samity's (KDPS) initiative to transform the conventional synthetic idols in the puja pandals to organic ones is facing opposition from many. The idea, to persuade city-based idol makers to manufacture organic idols, is finding few takers. The high cost of the organic elements, which goes into the …
There has been no let-up in decibel levels in the past three years during Ganesh festival. While Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) plans to monitor decibel levels at 15-20 sites in the city, the police commissioner's office has had several meetings with Ganesh mandals to stress the need for an …
