Ganesh pandals to lower decibels
Vadodara: The Ganesh pandal organizers have agreed to keep the decibel levels low this festive season. Senior police officials had on Thursday held a meeting with the organizers to discuss and resolve
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Concerned over environment, PM urges people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster Of Paris
Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modi suggested
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Play high-decibel sound systems, face the music
Kolhapur:Police have decided to take stern action against Ganesh mandals using high-decibel sound systems to ensure a low-decibel festival this time. According to police officials, this will help in
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Avoid noise pollution, police tell mandals
Kolhapur: Vishwas Nangre-Patil, special inspector general of Kolhapur range, has said the Ganesh mandals can celebrate the upcoming festival with enthusiasm but urged them to stay away from high-decibel
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Activist seeks complete ban on idols made of PoP
Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an application before the National Green Tribunal against the Maharashtra and Gujarat Pollution
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Cops to meet mandals for sound check
KOLHAPUR: City police are not taking Ganesh mandals' word on curbing noise pollution. Cops have decided to meet major Ganesh mandals to convince them to keep the sound levels in check during the upcoming
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Even before Ganesh visarjan, city lakes starved of oxygen
Nagpur: The dissolved oxygen level at Telangkhedi lake is alarmingly low and will fall further post Ganesh immersion which might result in collapse of the entire lake ecology. This came to the fore
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No pandal on roads and footpaths at the expense of public convenience: HC
Court tells govt to educate students on noise rules to effectively deal with pollution The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the civic body to not allow pandals and mandaps on roads and footpaths
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Students vow to install clay Ganesh idols
Aurangabad: Showing the way to an eco-friendly Ganesh festival, students from Udhyan Shalini Fellowship School have pledged to install only clay idols at their homes. The students took the pledge while
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Police warn action against sound pollution
Police have already started initiating measures to ensure that the Ganesh festival will be celebrated without violating noise level norms. With the festival a month away, orders have been issued to
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Goa Govt to implement ban on PoP Ganesh idols strictly
Goa Government today said it would form flying squads and keep an eagle eye on the state's borders to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming into the state for sale ahead of the Ganesh festival