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Surat: More than 55 ,779 Ganesha idols of the total 65,000 were immersed in artificial ponds in the city by 6pm on Sunday. Many people immersed Ganesha idols in the pandals itself by digging a pit near the premises. Such a thing was happening for the first time in the city and bodes well for the future of Tapi river, which is grappling with the problem of pollution. This sight would hurt the sentiments of many devotees.Muslim community leaders welcomed many Ganesha devotees when they were taking the idols for immersions in the sea. Local authorities had recently banned immersions in the river on the direction of high court.Surat Municipal Corporation had filled the 20 artificial ponds that it built at various places with 214 litres of water..