Nagercoil: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has announced restriction in the immersion of Vinayaka idols in water bodies.

According to Collector B.Jothi Nirmala, the immersion of clay Vinayaka idols in water bodies during Vinayaka Chathurthi festival has been practised every year in the district.

Water pollution

However, in recent years, Vinayaka idols made of plaster of Paris were immersed, resulting in water pollution.