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Nashik Citizens Urged To Use Artificial Tanks For Idol Immersion
After the Ganesh festival, many people immerse idols in rivers.
Some idols are made from Plaster of Paris, or POP.
POP does not dissolve easily and can remain in the water for years.
This can harm rivers and the animals living in them.
River water is also used for drinking and farming.
Creative Kuteer is asking people to use artificial tanks instead.
It says Shadu clay idols can be immersed at home in a bucket or tank.
The group wants future celebrations to use materials that dissolve naturally and protect nature.
Creative Kuteer has urged citizens not to immerse Ganesh idols in rivers.
Plaster of Paris idols can remain intact in water for years and threaten water quality.
The organisation recommends using artificial immersion tanks provided by the administration.
Shadu clay idols may also be immersed at home in a bucket or tank.
Creative Kuteer wants citizens to choose Shadu clay, paper pulp, or other dissolvable materials from next year.
- Who
- Creative Kuteer, including Shital Vikram Ugale, appealed to citizens.
- What
- Citizens were urged to avoid immersing Ganesh idols in rivers and use artificial tanks instead.
- Where
- Nashik, particularly rivers and other natural water bodies.
- When
- The appeal concerns idol immersion after the Ganesh festival and asks for changes from next year.
- Why
- POP idols do not dissolve in water and immersion materials can threaten aquatic ecosystems and water quality.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Creative Kuteer
- Main concern
- River pollution caused by idol immersion
- Problem material
- Plaster of Paris, which may remain intact in water for years
- Recommended method
- Artificial immersion tanks provided by the administration
- Home alternative
- Immerse Shadu clay idols in a bucket or tank
- Future recommendation
- Use Shadu clay, paper pulp, or other naturally dissolvable materials
Quotes
Shital Vikram Ugale
Creative Kuteer representative
“Devotion must be accompanied by environmental awareness, and citizens should celebrate an eco-friendly festival,”
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