Post

Ganesh Visarjan
Scenario

ByRoll No 45

CONTENT :
Introduction
Scientific
Norms

Correspondence

and Acts

Effects
Recommendations
Food

for thought

Ganesh Festival:

In 1893, Indian freedom fighter and social reformer

Lokmanya Tilak transformed the annual festival into a
large, well-organized public event
"to bridge the gap between Brahmins and 'non-

Brahmins'

Ganesh Visarjan:

Loud Chant Of Ganapati Bappa Mourya

polluntion control board rules on water pollution

Norms and Acts

Pollution Control Board rule (Water Pollution)

Water

(Prevention and Control of Pollution)

Act, 1974
Some of the provisions under Environmental
(Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules framed
under this like:
Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998,
Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000,
Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc.

Qs to think on?
Number
Big

of idol immersion??

v/s Small idols??

Sewage

and animal waste??

ANS?????
Let us proceed

After Visarjan
Scenario

Hard to believe

Pieces of idols near the Visarjan areas

Hard to believe

After immersion people go home and

sleep!!!
They over look the fact what they have left
behind after visarjan ????

Words from Citizen

Today, when

we came in the morning, there

were many idols on the beach, as well as
garlands and flowers. So, we started cleaning
them in association with United Mumbai,
said Jai Krishna Patel, a college student.

SCIENTIFIC
CORRESPONDENCE

Idols

are made up of plaster of paris, clay, and

cloth
Supported by small iron rods,
Are colored with different types of paint such
as varnish and water colors.
When immersed, these colored chemicals
dissolve slowly leading to significant
alteration in the water quality

Plaster of Paris
Plaster

of Paris contains gypsum, sulphur,

phosphorus and magnesium Chemical paints
contain mercury, cadmium, lead etc. These
materials poison water bodies, by increasing
chemical and organic content.
more than 48 hours to get dissolve in water

Small Research :
Concentration

of calcium had increased,

however, it was below the limits of
permissible standards.
Magnesium, molybdenum and silicon
concentrations had also increased.
Though magnesium is non-poisonous, it
increases the hardness of water.
Heavy metals, especially arsenic, lead
and mercury has also increased

Test of water :

Changes in concentration

Health Effects:
Area
of
Concern

Effects
Increasing

acidity.
Increasing organic matter.
Increasing content of heavy metals.
Such pollution damages the
ecosystem by:
Killing the fishes.
Damaging the plants.
Blocking the natural flow of the water and
causing stagnation.

Effects
Methyl

Mercury-when it enters the

human body, concentrates in the brain
and destroys the brain cells, damaging
the central nervous system, and also
causes corrosion and ulceration of the
digestive tract

Breathing

problems
Blood diseases
Skin diseases

Thought arise in our

mind:

Is
government
sleeping???

Shiv Sena Oppose:

The

ban was imposed by the

Aurangabad division bench of the
Bombay high court, following a
public interest litigation (PIL) filed by
Narendra Dabholkar, president of the
Maharashtra Andhashraddha
Nirmulan Samiti (MANS), in 2005.
DNA News- (5-feb-2011)

Shiv Sena Oppose:

Shiv

Sena executive president Uddhav

Thackeray his party will oppose the decision
of the Bombay high court to impose a total
ban on the use of Plaster of Paris (POP) for
making Ganesh idols.
"No one has the right to interfere in Hindu
festivals. The decision banning use of PoP for
Ganesh idols has hurt the Hindu sentiments.

What a shame ??
Isnt it Shameful ??
and
degrading the Hindu culture ??

Recommendations:

Eco Idols dissolves in >10 hrs

Use permanent idols made of brass or stone.

Use a small painted idol made of unbaked clay if you

immerse the idol

Immerse the idol in a tub or a water tank

Collect the flowers and Nirmalya and compost them

Avoid the use of thermocole and plastic in decorations

Eco-Friendly Idols

Recommendation:

Eco Idols dissolves in >10 hrs.

Use a small painted idol made of

unbaked clay if you immerse the idol.

Whereas other takes months to dissolve.

Immerse the idol in a tub or a water

tank.

Recommendations:

Eco Idols dissolves in >10 hrs

Use permanent idols made of brass or stone.

Use a small painted idol made of unbaked clay if you

immerse the idol

Immerse the idol in a tub or a water tank

Collect the flowers and Nirmalya and compost them

Avoid the use of thermocole and plastic in decorations

FOOD
FOR

T
H
O
U
G
H
T

ARE WE CELEBRATING.
OR
JUST
A
SHOW
OFF??
Lets think on this

Thank You

Questions
And
Suggestion
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