Ganga polluion up after immersion
Green activists in Bihar say immersion of hundreds of idols by Hindu devotees over the weekend has increased pollution levels in the Ganga river , threatening the existence of water organisms,
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Ganeshotsav 2011: Kolhapur mandals set ‘noise-free’ example
In a bid to curb sound pollution, most of the mandals in Kolhapur city preferred playing traditional instruments this year, in place of high decibel sound systems, during the immersion of Ganesh idols
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Idol-immersion causes pollution of river Barak
SILCHAR: Barak is the main river among not less than 11 of its tributaries that meander through the length and breadth of Barak Valley after emerging from the hills of Dima Hasao, Mizoram, Manipur and
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Move to check Ganga pollution for Navratri
As part of a fresh initiative to check pollution of the Ganga river, the Ganga Mahasabha, a voluntary organisation in Varanasi, has asked people not to immerse Durga idols, painted with artificial colours and chemicals, in the river during Navratri this year.
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Hussainsagar turns into an ocean of pollutants
Last year, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and others had talked about banning the idol immersions in the Hussainsagar from 2003. But there seems to be no let up or hindrance for
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Brahmaputra waters show high toxicity
The tests conducted on the water samples collected from Kachari Ghat and Pandu Ghat before and after the immersion of the Durga idols have led to such conclusions, which at any rate may not bode well for the Guwahatians.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution caused on account of immersion of plaster of paris made idols, 10/01/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 10/01/2014 regarding water pollution caused on account of immersion of plaster
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Immersion: HC seeks details on pollution control
The Bombay high court on Monday directed the environment department of the Maharashtra government, the state pollution control board, BMC and other authorities to file affidavits on the steps taken to control pollution during immersion of idols.Thecourtwashearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the NGO, Janhit Manch, and its convener Bhagwanji Raiyani. The PIL filed in 2007 had so
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Idol immersion continues in Yamuna despite HC order
Immersion of Durga puja idols and religious samagri or material continued at the Yamuna and other water bodies across the Capital earlier this week. This, despite the Delhi High Court directing the
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Delhi immerses green Durga idols
As hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga hit the Yamuna river today as part of immersion rituals, green activists had reason to breathe easy. Unlike earlier, many idols were made of natural colours and environment friendly clay!
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Yamuna chokes on toxins as puja samitis flout norms
New Delhi: As Durga idols slowly sank into the Yamuna, nostalgia hung heavy and so was an overbearing stench over the ghats. The muddy, smelly waters along the Kalindi Kunj ghat were choked as hundreds
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Ganesha gives lakes a miss this year in Mumbai
This Ganesh Chaturthi, Thane locals have come up with a novel alternatie to immerse Ganesha idols in a lake to prevent water pollution. Instead, the Ganesha idols are immersed in pools of rainwater
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Joint panel to clean river after immersions
As the city gears up for the festive season, the high court has fixed responsibility for tackling the pollution caused by the immersion of Durga, Lakshmi and Kali idols in the Hooghly. On Friday, Calcutta High Court directed the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) and Calcutta police to constitute a committee to devise a way to remove garbage from the Hooghly within seven days of the immersion.
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Worship now, repent later
Do Indian festivals have to be as polluting as they are at present?
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Eco-friendly Durga idol immersion in C R Park, Delhi, 14 October 2013
<p>Dakshin Palli Durga Puja Samiti of Chittranjan Park, Pocket 52, New Delhi decided to go green this year and took a decision not to immerse the idol in the river Yamuna. This video shows immersion of the biodegradable idol of Goddess Durga in large tank made of galvanized iron sheets.</p>
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Idols: earth to earth
It is an example to common people who want to re-unite religious devotion with nature. After seven years of long struggle, two organisations working in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, have achieved a dramatic
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Filth, stench mar Durga idol immersion
Devotees Throng Yamuna Ghats On Vijaya Dashami, But Say River Dirtier Than Ever New Delhi: The city saw off Ma Durga on Wednesday with light steps and heavy hearts. The thump of d h a k and dancing on
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Panel against toxic colours
The state environment department will come out with a roadmap next month to stop use of toxic colours on idols so that the Hooghly is not polluted during immersion. At a recent meeting of the state pollution control board, researchers and academics had expressed concern about the extent of the problem. Senior government officials and representatives of paint manufacturers attended the meeting.
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Strict ban sought on plaster of paris Ganesh idols
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Goa has demanded strict ban on Ganesh idols made of plaster of paris and use of chemical paitns to avoid descretion of the idols after immersion. The Samiti has also
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Immersing toxics
Pollution levels in the Hooghly river rise sharply after the idols are immersed at Durga Puja, revealed a study done three years ago by J J Ghose of Calcutta University. Though publication of the