India has always been in the highlights for its adverse situations in its big cities of the country when it
\ncomes to pollution and we are well aware about the situation of pollution in India. The problem has
\nalways been there, and yet somehow gone unnoticed. Well, one such reason for the pollution in India is
\nthe biggest and the most awaited festival of the year, Ganesh Chaturthi.
\nOn Ganesh Chaturthi, numerous devotees or worshipers bring Ganapati idols for ten days. In those ten
\ndays individuals visit family members, nearby Ganesh mandaps. Moreover\u00a0devotees listen to spiritual
\nsongs\u00a0and offer flowers, Modak, Durva and many more. The day ends with singing Aarti to pay tribute
\nto Ganapati, other gods and holy people. Despite the fact that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated all over in
\nIndia, the most extreme energy is found in Maharashtra State. While observing Ganesh Festival
\nindividuals largely disregard natural effect of contamination on Air, Water, Noise, strong Waste, and so
\nforth brought about by different exercises acted in puja.
\nDuring this celebration, firecrackers are utilized profusely by the devotees as it is their way of expressing
\nhappiness which leads to air pollution as it releases harmful substances and toxic materials. While the
\ndevotees sing aarti to pay tribute, this prestigious festival is also celebrated with all means of loud music
\nbe it bhajjan played on speakers or welcoming the mighty lord Ganesha with Dhol. All this does give the
\ndevotees joy and happiness but this directly affects the elderly and the children as at some point the
\nnoise level may also increase to extreme. During the festival, huge traffic is witnessed that leads to air
\nand noise pollution at its peak.
\nAs most idols are produced using Plaster of Paris and toxics, non-biodegradable chemical colours, the
\nresult of which ends up causing harm to the marine life. Considering the environmental situation and;
\nwith the aim and initiative to decrease the natural harm, numerous devotees have started introducing
\nGanesha idols that are both creative and eco-friendly.
\nNumerous idols across the nation are made with Plaster of Paris (PoP), at times with little amounts of
\nplastic and concrete. PoP contains calcium sulphate hemihydrate, a material that takes anywhere
\nbetween months and years to completely dissolve in water. With being done, it diminishes oxygen levels
\nin the water, executing the fish and other amphibian life. Not only are the idols created using Pop but
\nthe idols are also painted with bright colours that contain heavy metals, such as lead, nickel, cadmium
\nand mercury. The use of such metals can in turn affect the PH balance of the water that makes the
\nwater further more acidic and poisoning for the inhabitants. When such materials meet the water body
\nit can cause skin diseases to a human life when they come in contact to the water and also poison the
\nhumans through the fish and birds eaten as food from these water bodies.
\nMoreover, it is necessary to note that the idols are immersed with a lot of other polluting materials
\nwhich can also be termed as solid wate like\u00a0the flowers, plastic decorations, camphor, and even
\npolystyrene also known as\u00a0thermocol which is used for decoration. This strong waste at the end
\nwinds up in water bodies, further stressing our effectively contaminated waterways and lakes.
\nIndeed, even the flowers, which are typically bio-degradable, frequently have pesticides and
\nmanures that leech into the water.
\nThis contamination has different impacts. The strong waste hinders the normal flow of water; which can
\ncause stagnation and the reproducing of mosquitoes and other hurtful pets. With no place to go, the
\nwater winds up being additionally contaminated by different types of waste. The final result is the
\ntremendous amount of water contamination that harms our water bodies for quite a long time.<\/p>\n
So, what can be done and what we need to do to create a balance between the celebration of the
\nfestival and also to protect our environment is that we can bring home or create one ourselves, an
\norganic eco-friendly idol that dissolves easily in the water. These idols can be decorated using food
\ncolours and also have things embedded in them that would serve for the benefit of the environment.
\nAs we can create an eco-friendly Ganesha idol ourself and even if not, avoid using public water bodies
\nlike tanks and lakes especially when it comes to the household idols, instead we can do the visarjan or
\nimmerse the eco-friendly Ganesha idol at home so that we put less pressure on the water bodies which
\nalready is under pressure due to the stagnations over the years and the contamination of the water
\nbodies, ultimately protecting the environment.
\nAs a festival should always be joyous, blissful and delightful, Tree Ganesha encourages you to celebrate
\nGanesh Chaturthi favourable not only for you but for the environment as well, by worshiping an Eco-
\nfriendly Ganesha idol and celebrating in a zero pollution way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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