Despite curbs, over 4,000 PoP Ganesha idols immersed in Bengaluru
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, in coordination with municipality officials and the police, launched a strict enforcement drive and seized over 3,000 Ganesha idols made of PoP.
In Bengaluru, despite efforts to limit the use of plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols during the annual immersion, over 4,000 such idols were still found in the city's waterways on September 14 and 15. According to data from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), a total of 4,280 PoP idols were immersed across the five city corporations during the two-day festival.
On September 14, 3,512 idols were immersed, while 768 were immersed on September 15. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), working with city officials and law enforcement, conducted a rigorous enforcement campaign, seizing more than 3,000 PoP idols. The KSPCB had warned that using idols made of PoP for immersion is against the law and could lead to penalties ranging from one and a half years to six years in prison.
However, despite the crackdown, PoP idols continued to be immersed at significant rates, accounting for a substantial portion of the 197,744 Ganesha idols immersed in Bengaluru during the two days, according to GBA figures. West City Corporation led the immersion count on both days, while other corporations also recorded notable figures.
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