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Inspectors had been directed to ensure that sale and purchase of POP idols does not take place. On Wednesday, ahead of the Ganapati festival, statues made of POP were openly sold and purchased in different parts of the city.As per an estimate, over 50,000 idols were purchased in the city on Wednesday. Agra: The Allahabad High Court in 2013 had imposed a ban on idol immersion in river Yamuna. POP idols are more popular considering their cheap prices and also because they glitter more than the mud ones.”KP Singh, additional DM (city), said, “Idol immersion in rivers is totally prohibited. Soon artificial ponds will be developed nearby river in different parts of the city for idol immersion..