While the 10-day Ganeshotsav has just begun, the city has already bid adieu to more than 46,000 idols on the first day of immersion. According to the figures provided by city’s Disaster Management Unit (DMU), 122 sarvajanik and 45,926 household idols were immersed across the city, until 11pm. Of these, 50 Sarvajanik and 9,302 household Ganpatis were immersed in artificial ponds. In 2016, a total of 53,165 idols were immersed on Day 1, which includes 44,476 in natural waters, and 8,689 immersions carried out in artificial lakes. The maintenance department, S-Ward, noticed that the number of eco-friendly household Ganpatis have gone up this year.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2017 19:07 UTC