July 22nd 2023.
This year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking a special initiative to celebrate the Ganpati festival in an eco-friendly manner. To ensure this, the BMC will be appointing two teams in each ward to check that Ganesh idols made for homes are constructed using eco-friendly materials.
The BMC has issued fresh rules this year, which state that the idols should not be more than four feet in height and must be made out of Shadu clay. The makers of the idols have also been asked to put a red circle on those made of PoP and a green circle on the clay idols to aid the process. To ensure that the idols are made using eco-friendly materials, the BMC has been procuring 150 tonnes of Shadu clay from Gujarat.
In 2020, the Central Pollution Control Board issued comprehensive guidelines banning PoP idols in order to reduce water pollution. Since then, the BMC has been holding meetings with Ganesh mandals to ensure that these rules are strictly implemented from 2021 onwards. Any violations of the rules will be dealt with under the Environmental Protection Law, 1986.
The BMC's initiative to procure 150 tonnes of Shadu soil from Gujarat is a great step towards promoting sustainable celebrations during the Ganpati festival. This year, let us all make sure that we celebrate the festival in an eco-friendly manner and reduce water pollution.
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