Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru, B.R. Poornima, has called for use of eco-friendly idols during the ensuing Gowri-Ganesha festival season, as Ganeshas made out of Plaster of Paris (PoP), toxic paints and paper moulds will pollute water bodies once they are immersed after the festival. She also told that the administration has banned manufacturing and sales of such idols in the city.
Presiding over the preparatory meeting held to stop use of PoP Ganeshas at the DC office recently, she said the administration is aiming for zero usage of such idols and directed district level officials to strictly adhere to these directions.
