Hyderabad: Telangana High Court on Tuesday told authorities not to let the Ganesh idol immersion made from Paris plaster in the water body in Hyderabad.
The judges requested officials from the Telangana state pollution control board (TSPCB), the Great Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and police if they would apply the law against the Ganesh festival violators.
“It’s time for you to apply the ‘Pavruters Pays’ principle here too,” Backup Head of Justice Acting M s Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Vinod Kumar.
“There is no point in limiting this principle only to industry.” The court asked the state to become more active given the extreme heat conditions faced even European countries lately due to environmental degradation.
The bench was hearing the insult petition submitted by Advocate Mamidi Venu Madhav.
Upset with the authorities, Bench said, “The encouragement for clay idols may not serve the purpose.
Creating fear on the law in the minds of people.
You are apparently not ready to do that.
It can be seen from the fact that the GHMC commissioners submitted a counter before hearing today .
And the police commissioner wants one more day to do it.
” ‘Idol should not pass 10 feet, must be submerged in particular an’ all of this occurred during the Ganesh festival is only three days away.
Likewise starting from the third day of the festival.
Now you don’t need to submit a written statement.
We will continue the order, “The court added.
The bench was also an advisory argument Radby Raddy Poohed that Reddy National Court (NGT) previously ruled in cases of Gujarat and Maharashtra whose Paris plaster was not so dangerous.
The judges reminded him of the pollution control board The center has forbidden it.
“Don’t tell us about the example of Gujarat and Maharashtra,” Bench said.
“Remember that Ganesh’s idols have drowned in the ocean.
In Hyderabad, we do it at Sagar Hussain whose existence is threatened every year because the state has never thought of it seriously.
The ordinary cleaning of this lake does not occur.
Even desilting is not done.
“Venu Madhav said the previous order mandated that idol height should not cross 10 feet and that they had to sink in a special pool set up for this purpose.
The GHMC did establish a pool like that in Hyderabad but almost did not use it.
The bench did not agree with Shiv Kumar, advice For TSPCB, which wants all departments to act in coordination.
“You have sufficient strength under the provisions of the Water Act and but you choose not to uphold it.
Don’t remain as a tiger without toothless, “said the bench and ordered his rating.