The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja in an eco-friendly manner.

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols.

It was immersion day and festivities were supposed to be loud. But at 114.4 decibels, it was deafening.

Mumbai: The city celebrated its noisiest Ganeshotsav in seven years with decibel levels on the final immersion day peaking to 123db in Worli Naka, way above the permissible limit of 45db for reside

The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, which was alien to Nagpurians all these years, is now slowly but steadily catching up, if the post- Anant Chaturdashi day statistics, prov

With the noise level reaching 123.2 dB on Wednesday, the final immersion day, this year’s Ganesh visarjan was the noisiest in the last 10 years.

The efforts to increase awareness about eco-friendly Ganesh puja seem to be failing.

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is the authority for preventing pollution of water bodies.