Dear Friends,
Vinayaka chaturthi is the festival of love & devotion where members of family a lot ,taking & giving from and to environment is main motto of the festival ...
To be able to choose the most appropriate ecosensitive solution it is important that we understand the environmental impacts of Ganesh Chaturthi.
These can be summarized to be the following:
- The water pollution caused by the immersion of Plaster of Paris idols into natural water bodies.
- The water pollution by chemical paints used on these idols.
- The waste generated by the non biodegradable accessories used during the worship.
- Noise pollution
- Traffic congestion
- Increased consumerism Amongst these the first two can be partially resolved by a shift to Eco sensitive materials and practices.
- Possible solutions:
Since the main issue around water pollution has got to do with the idol immersion ritual, several people are now suggesting a slight variation of this ritual to avoid water pollution. These include:
1. Immersing the idol in a water tank constructed by the government, instead of directly into natural water bodies.
2. Using only a natural clay idol and immersing it either in the tank or in a bucket of water at home.
3. Immersing a 'betel nut' which symbolizes the idol and reusing the same idol every year.
4. If one is using a PoP idol, simply sprinkling a few drops of water on it as a symbolic immersion and donating the idol to be recycled for the following year.
best wishes my dear friends enjoy the day and wishing u a great and lovely vinakya chaturdhi..........
I pray to my sweet lord that he should give enough strength and courage to meet our goals which help our country to be supreme power
wish you all HAPPY ECO GANAPATI CHATURDHI
goooo greennnnn... :)
