According to a data revealed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), 13,495 Ganpati idols immersed on 5th day of Ganesh Chaturthi, which was on Saturday, September 23.
Out of total, 10,759 idols were immersed in traditional water bodies and the remaining 2,527 idols were immersed in artificial ponds.
Around 13,495 Ganpati idols were immersed in four wards under Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) area - Kalamboli, Komothe, Panvel and Kharghar - on the fifth day of Ganpati Visarjan.
The civic body received a good response to the initiative of donating the idols. On the fifth day of Ganpati, devotees immersed a total of 209 idols. Kharghar node saw the maximum donation of idols with 122 idols.
Under Maji Vasundhara 4.0, Panvel Municipal Corporation is implementing various activities for a clean, beautiful and pollution free Panvel. To maintain the sanctity of the festival and create awareness about the environment, 'Bappa Maja Priyanch Raja' campaign has been launched under the guidance of Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh to celebrate eco-friendly Ganeshotsav.
The Municipal Corporation has made special preparations for this. For this, various NGOs, NCC and NSS students of various schools are cooperating with the Municipal Corporation. For the convenience of Ganesh devotees, complete preparations were made at the immersion ghats in coordination with 8 departments namely Construction Department, Health Department, Electricity Department, Licensing Department, Storage Department, Vehicle Department and Medical Department, Environment Department.
However, if reports are to be believed, there has been a decreasing trend of devotees opting for artificial ponds on one-and-a-half days of Ganpati on September 20 for idol immersion in Navi Mumbai.
As per the data provided by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), only 26 per cent of total immersion was recorded at 141 artificial ponds. The majority of the devotees preferred the traditional venue for immersion. During the pandemic, the civic body saw an overwhelming response to artificial ponds.
On September 20, a total of 9871 idols both households and mandals, were immersed in the NMMC area, of the total 9871 idols immersion, only 2636 idols, or 26% were immersed at 141 artificial ponds and the remaining at 22 traditional ponds. There is a drop in both household and Mandal idols immersion at artificial ponds.
According to NMMC, in 2022, around 40 percent, and in 2021, the number of idols immersed in artificial ponds was 49 percent. “There a decreasing trend and this due to the presence of Covid is almost negligible,” said an official from NMMC.
This year, the civic body increased the number of artificial ponds, expecting a good turnout. During COVID-19, in order to avoid crowds, the civic body stressed artificial ponds and there was fear among citizens of COVID-19 spread.
Similarly, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) received a lukewarm response as only 714 idols were immersed in artificial ponds. The civic body recorded 8000 idol immersions. The civic body has created 27 artificial ponds across its jurisdiction.
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