Edu society shows green way to immerse PoP Ganesh idols

  • | Monday | 24th September, 2018

“Devotees should not have any reservation about using this method,” he said.Overall, the Ganesh immersion day saw greener celebrations. Calcium carbonate is used as raw material to make chalk and cement additives. “Calcium carbonate, which is commonly called as ‘choona’ in Marathi, can be used for colouring and cementing purposes. Ammonium sulphate gets dissolved in water, while calcium carbonate settles as sludge. The water is a good fertilizer.The SBES authorities decided to try the method under the guidance of the faculty from its science college.

CLEARED SKHERAurangabad: An education society’s initiative to give a green touch to the Ganesh idol immersion had many takers on Sunday.As Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols remain popular, efforts are being to ensure that their immersion in water bodies does not cause pollution.The Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society (SBES) dissolved ammonium bicarbonate, a form of rising agent, in the artificial water pond in its premises in which Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris could be immersed.When PoP idols are immersed in such water, it dissolves to form ammonium sulphate and calcium carbonate. Ammonium sulphate gets dissolved in water, while calcium carbonate settles as sludge. Calcium carbonate is used as raw material to make chalk and cement additives. The water is a good fertilizer.The SBES authorities decided to try the method under the guidance of the faculty from its science college. Along with the Ganesh idol from the institute, over 60 such PoP idols from nearby areas were immersed in the eco-friendly manner.SBES science college principal Pradeep Jabde said that it takes around 48 hours for the idols to be completely dissolved in the water. “Calcium carbonate, which is commonly called as ‘choona’ in Marathi, can be used for colouring and cementing purposes. The water in the immersion tank can be used for gardening and agricultural processes,” he said.SBES joint secretary Shrirang Deshpande said the use of ammonium bicarbonate in immersion tanks could serve as an effective arrangement till the time the use of Ganesh idols made of shadu gain ground. “Devotees should not have any reservation about using this method,” he said.Overall, the Ganesh immersion day saw greener celebrations. A large section of devotees ensured eco-friendly goodbye to Lord Ganesha. At Harsul Lake, public mandals and households immersed idols in artificial tanks after segregating floral offerings (nirmalya).At Kaigaon-toka, the confluence of Godavari and Pravara rivers near Aurangabad, also witnessed eco-friendly immersions as devotees did not throw any nirmalya or other items into the water.

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