Ganesh Visarjan is around the corner, soon the lord will be sent off in a gallant way like every year. But the scintillating decorations and celebrations will also leave a large amount of waste materials on the sites of immersion. Every year, during Ganesh Visarjan, tonnes of paper, plastic materials, thermocol and flowers, also called nirmalaya, are immersed into the city’s rivers. This not only leads to the destruction of the river’s water but also affects the ecological balance of the city.

Devotees use a make-shift pond to immerse Ganesh idol