Mysuru: With Ganesha festival to be celebrated on Aug. 27, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has issued a notification on the guidelines for immersion of Ganesha idols in mobile immersion tankers on the evening of Aug. 27, the schedule of which is as follows:

4 pm to 5.15 pm: Near Metagalli Police Station on KRS Road, near Vikram Hospital in Yadavagiri and at Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantapa in Kuvempunagar.

5.30 pm to 6.45 pm: Near K.D. Circle in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, near Shanthala Theatre on N.S. Road and near Jayanagar Railway Gate.

7 pm to 8.15 pm: Near Mathru Mandali in Vontikoppal, at Chamundipuram Circle and at Gobbalimara Bus Stop in J.P. Nagar.

8.30 pm to 10.30 pm: Kukkarahalli Lake main entrance, Karanji Lake main entrance and Lingambudhi Lake main entrance (Via Srirampura).

The members of the public are asked to contact A.M. Siddaiah (Mob: 98801-64745) for stoppings near Metagalli Police Station, Vijayanagar K.D. Circle, Vontikoppal Mathru Mandali Circle and Kukkarahalli Lake main entrance; Shivanna (Mob: 99004-79002) for stoppings near Yadavagiri Vikram Hospital, Shanthala Theatre, Chamundipuram Circle and Karanji Lake main entrance and H.C. Lakshman (Mob: 98453-07419) for stoppings near Kuvempunagar  Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantapa, Jayanagar Railway Gate, J.P. Nagar Gobbalimara Bus Stop and Lingambudhi Lake main entrance, according to a KSPCB press release.

MCC to provide water tankers

Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will also provide mobile water tankers at prominent Circles and streets coming under the jurisdiction of its 9 Zonal Offices, to facilitate immersions of Ganesha idols on three days — Aug. 27, 28 and 31.

To coordinate the process of idol immersion, the MCC has deployed its Environment Engineers and Health Supervisors. Details are as follows:

For immersions near 101 Ganapati Temple, Agrahara, contact H.M. Shivaprasad (99642-54808); Bhutale Pitch – C. Shobha (87929-88437); Ballal Circle – G.R. Shashikumar (90081-45906); Vivekanananda Circle – Sheela (96329-00538); near Gnanaganga School on Aniketana Road – M.K. Somashekar (98444-32551); Zonal Office-3 Sharadadevinagar – Praveen Kumar (99648-74982); Mathru Mandali Circle – Prakash (99864-20857 or 81238-26396); Sangam Circle, M.G. Koppal – T.D. Harishkumar (76760-70098); Basavanagudi Circle – B.A. Suguna (72598-17305); Abhishek Circle – N.M. Geetha (98801-54561); Puliksehi Road, BB Office – Manju Kumar (91641-43489); Zonal Office-6 – Basavaraju (87226-46408); FTS Circle – Namrata (97415-93580); Maruti Circle – Rajeshwari Bai (77609-54056), Ganeshnagar & Udayagiri – Kartik (99004-10697); Triveni Circle – Sahana                                                    (99001-45407).