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Ganesha festival: See mobile immersion tankers in your area
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Ganesha festival: See mobile immersion tankers in your area

September 17, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be stationing mobile tankers at various locations in city for safe immersion of Ganesha idols besides issuing guidelines. Public have been directed to install only clay Ganesha idols in their homes and immerse them at their homes after the festival. There…

MCC Officials seize PoP Ganesha idols at Hebbal
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MCC Officials seize PoP Ganesha idols at Hebbal

September 7, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: The Officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Wing have seized Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols at Hebbal in city on Tuesday. The idols were made in violation of ban on making  idols using materials considered hazardous to environment. Following complaints from the public about PoP Ganesha idols kept for sale at the…

‘Worship clay-made Ganesha idols’
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‘Worship clay-made Ganesha idols’

September 4, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: “Clay-made Ganesha idols that are environment-friendly should be used to celebrate the upcoming Gowri-Ganesha festival, as the Plaster of Paris (PoP) made idols are banned,” said Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra during a preliminary meeting held at his Office in city recently. “With Ganesha idols being installed in various public places during Gowri-Ganesha in…

CNNL workers remove Ganesha idols from canals
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CNNL workers remove Ganesha idols from canals

September 10, 2022

Following the publication of a report titled ‘Devotion or destruction? Ganesha idols float and stink in canals’ in yesterday’s SOM, a team of five workers from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) — locally called Sawdey workers who clean canals — began cleaning the canals in Srirangapatna that were clogged by the immersed Ganesha idols. Hundreds…

Ganesha idol-makers felicitated in city
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Ganesha idol-makers felicitated in city

August 29, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Jeevadhara Blood Bank and KMPK Charitable Trust felicitated the artisans who are engaged in making Ganesha and Gowri idols for four decades at Kumabarageri in Mysuru. Shankaramma Srinivasamurthy, V. Venkatamma, Shantamma, Ningamma, Sharadha and Sharadamma were the idol-makers who were felicitated on the occasion. Speaking after felicitating the idol-makers Jeevadhara Blood Bank Director Girish…

Clay seed Ganesha idol-making: Free workshop tomorrow
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Clay seed Ganesha idol-making: Free workshop tomorrow

August 27, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Devotees of Ganesha, who are also environmentally conscious, face a dilemma: the idols are usually made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and decorated with non-biodegradable paint. This year, Mysureans have an option that isn’t just environment friendly but also to bring more                            greenery to life. Mysuru Ganesha Utsava Samiti in association with Karnataka State…

Mass immersion of Ganesha idols by Rotary Mysore North on Aug. 31
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Mass immersion of Ganesha idols by Rotary Mysore North on Aug. 31

August 26, 2022

Aims to reduce water pollution and avoid causality near lakes Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Mysore North has organised mass immersion of Ganesha idols installed at various places across the city on Aug. 31 evening, the day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival. Disclosing this at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Wednesday, Rotary District 3181 Governor…

MCC cracks down on PoP Ganesha idol-makers
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MCC cracks down on PoP Ganesha idol-makers

August 19, 2022

Teams conduct surprise checks; seize environmentally harmful idols Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) wants Ganesha idol-makers to refrain from making Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols for the festival and has tightened its noose on the use of PoP. But artisans continue to make big Ganesha idols using PoP and chemical colours unmindful of the…

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