Celebrate Ganesha puja in eco-friendly way: Additional DC
Presiding over a meeting on the Ganesha festival held at the deputy commissioner's office, he highlighted the importance of using eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols to avoid environmental harm.
He warned that idols made of plaster of paris (PoP) and painted with colours release toxic chemicals into waterbodies like lakes, wells, and streams when immersed, which is harmful to aquatic life and humans.
Local authorities should designate specific locations in lakes and riverbeds for idol immersion. Facilities should be set up for collecting waste, including flowers used in worship, he added.
Committees setting up public Gauri and Ganesha idols must obtain mandatory permission from the municipal corporation, town council, city or village panchayat, and the police department.
Authorities should impose conditions in permission letters to avoid using banned plastic decorations and flex materials, Shivaraju said.
The use of loudspeakers during the celebration is prohibited between 10pm and 6am. Traditional Gauri-Ganesha idols worshipped at home should be immersed at home, he suggested. Public Gauri-Ganesha idols should be immersed in designated ponds or mobile immersion tanks provided by Mysuru City Corporation and municipal bodies and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Shivaraju added.
Separate flowers, fruits before immersion: Shivaraju
During the immersion of natural, clay Ganesh idols, waste generated from worship materials (like flowers, fruits, banana stems, mango leaf decorations, etc.) should be separated and handed over to the garbage collector.
Strict legal action will be taken against those who transport, sell, or install idols made of PoP or heavy metal-mixed chemicals in violation of the rules.
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