As part of a fresh initiative to check pollution of the Ganga river, the Ganga Mahasabha, a voluntary organisation in Varanasi, has asked people not to immerse Durga idols, painted with artificial colours and chemicals, in the river during Navratri this year.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/move-check-ganga-pollution-navratri
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution-control
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/varanasi-d