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- Several Ganesha idols washed ashore at Shanghumughom beach after being immersed in the sea during Ganeshotsav celebrations this week.
- Many of the idols found on the beach appear to have been made of Plaster of Paris, with some intact and others broken into pieces.
- The Kerala State Pollution Control Board had issued an advisory in early September urging devotees to use clay and avoid Plaster of Paris, plastic and thermocol.
- The Board's chairperson said water samples from various immersion sites would be tested, with previous years' tests showing little variation from pre-immersion samples.
- Effective monitoring of immersion materials remains a challenge because large numbers of idols are brought from different parts of the city, even though central guidelines from May 2020 say Plaster of Paris idols shall be banned.
What to watch next
- Results of KSPCB water sample tests from immersion sites
- Whether enforcement against Plaster of Paris idols improves in future celebrations
- Any follow-up on the CPCB 2020 guideline calling for a ban on Plaster of Paris idols
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Sreekala S.
Chairperson of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board
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“Tests carried out in previous years had not revealed much variation from the pre-immersion samples”
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…Further, it had also urged the participants to avoid immersions in natural freshwater sources. KSPCB chairperson Sreekala S. told The Hindu that the KSPCB would be testing water samples from various immersion sites. Tests carried out in previous years had not revealed much variation from the pre-immersion samples , she said. The ‘Revised Guidelines for Idol Immersion’ published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in May 2020 says only natural, bio-degradable, eco-friendly raw materials without any toxic, inorganic raw…
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