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Cities Roll Out Artificial Ponds and Mobile Tanks as Ganesh Immersions Scale Up Under Court Rules

Court orders limiting Plaster of Paris idols to artificial ponds are driving large civic deployments and waste-to-compost operations across major cities.

Bengaluru's Ganesha Chaturthi festivities featured 73,959 idol immersions on Thursday, following 79,039 on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)
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Overview

  • Mumbai installed 288 artificial ponds and reported 59,407 idol immersions on Thursday, with officials saying many devotees opted for designated ponds over the sea.
  • Bengaluru logged 73,959 immersions on Thursday after 79,039 on Wednesday, using 41 water bodies and 489 mobile tankers to handle the flow.
  • Hyderabad prepared 74 artificial ponds alongside 20 major lakes, deploying 14,486 sanitation staff, 134 static cranes, 269 mobile cranes, 16 DRF teams and 200 swimmers.
  • Thane recorded 19,567 immersions in the first one-and-a-half days and reported a sharp rise in artificial-pond use, sending collected nirmalya to biocomposting units.
  • A citizens’ forum alleged Navi Mumbai’s civic body underused its 143 artificial ponds in violation of court directives and sought public disclosure of immersion and spending data.