But that's the only thing we get from this.

We've marginalized the importance of protocol, thereby, infusing a lot of unwanted elements. Ganesh Chaturthi has also become the festival of toxic brewing. As these Ganesh idols are immersed at the end of the festival, they induce a drastic amount of iron, copper, mercury, chromium and acid in the water surrounding Mumbai and other western Indian towns.

To do away with such pollution this year, the Hyderabad High Court directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to ensure that measures must be taken. The court also a sought fixation on the height and stated that it should not exceed 15 feet and discourage idol makers to use artificial colours and Plaster of Paris (POP).

The authority then also came up with the idea of immersion tanks to divert the immersions from the Hussain Sagar Lake. With these tanks, the civic bodies are planning to keep pollution to controllable areas.

With an investment of over Rs 6.95 crores, the civic bodies have constructed 10 immersion pools in 2016 and over 3,500 idols have already been immersed in it. They have added 15 more to the bank and in totality have 25 pools to manage the immersion this year.

The civic bodies will also manage the wastes like flowers, fruits, polyethene, incense sticks and other waste items generated during the celebration.