Around 40,000 more homes in Mumbai will host Ganpati this year, taking the tally of household Ganeshas to 2.25 lakh in the city, according to data from the Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS). Last year, the city saw 1.86 lakh household idols during the 10-day festival and 11,556 Sarvajanik Ganesh pandals. Artists gives finishing touches to the idol of Lord Ganapati made of Mentos Chocolates, ahead of Ganesh festival in Mumbai. “A month before the festival, we had asked the chief minister and civic body to look into the matter. However, nothing happened this year.”Last year, more than two lakh idols were immersed, leaving 3,059 metric tonnes of waste on the city’s beaches — roughly the amount of garbage sent to the Deonar dumping ground daily.

Source: Hindustan Times September 05, 2016 04:07 UTC