No artificial tankfor immersion ofShri Krishna idols
   Date :26-Aug-2024

Shri Krishna idols
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
NMC claims to install tanks soon. Says, for now, citizens can immerse idols at Sonegaon, Gandhi Sagar artificial tanks
 
 
WITH the arrival of festive season, the sale of clay and Plaster of Paris idols is rampant in the city. As the city is gearing up to celebrate the Janmashtami festival on Tuesday, the sale of Lord Krishna idols is also in full swing. However, the immersion of Lord Krishna idols is going to be amatter of huge concern for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC)as it is yet to install any artificial tank in the city for the purpose. The civic body is putting emphasis on smooth conduct of theupcoming Ganeshotsav, but it seems to have no plans forJanmashtami, when thousands of small Shri Krishna idols will beimmersed in various water bodies.
 
On one hand, NMC is appealing to citizens to use artificial tanksfor immersion of Ganesh idols during visarjan, on the other handthe civic body has yet to set up artificial tanks in city before theJanmashtami festival. “We have artificial tanks in Gandhi Sagarlake premises and Sonegaon lake as well. People can immerseidols in these tanks and we will installed more artificial tanks soon,”Dr Gajendra Mahalle, Deputy Commissioner, Solid Waste Deputy Commissioner, SolidWaste Department told ‘The Hitavada’.
 
Normally, citizens place the Lord Krishna idols after Janmashthami near water bodies due to ban on idol immersion in water bodies and absence of adequate artificial tanks in different parts of the city.This year also NMC may have no plans to install artificial tanks for this festival as the whole machinery is busy in arrangements of upcoming Ganesh festival. To avoid idol immersion in lakes of the city, NMC barricaded the water bodies with tin shades. Some lakes also have artificial tanks but there is no water available for immersion so far. The civic body should fill the tanks before the festival and install artificial tanks at different parts of the city for Lord Krishna idol immersion.