✖ Yeah, we're aware of the red cross!! ✖

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                 *Ganesha festival*, a gala of happiness, cheer, togetherness, pleasure,  myth and the time to rejoice and excel as well..!!

                 But either knowingly or unknowingly...something's surpassing the limits and unfortunately are creating a locale for ruination. That 'something' is our excess dedication towards the fieste but in an erroneous way. 

               Ganesha Idol should be seen with a sense of devotion and respect. But today we see Idols of all shapes and sizes. Portraits of Ganesha as a cowboy riding on the horse are seen. These acts only add disgrace to our culture.
Moreover, POP idols have a greater demand than the clay ones. But the pop idols remain intact for several months in still water, as compared to clay idols which dissolve within 45 minutes. 


                 

               
             POP contains chemicals like Sulphur, Gypsum, Phosphorous and Magnesium. After immersion, POP dissolves slowly, gradually releasing all these harmful chemicals. As a result of these chemicals, the acidity level of water rises thereby making it toxic. This water is very harmful to fish and other aqua creatures. Also it causes diseases to people when they consume it.

            The dyes used to color the idols contain harmful products like Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead and Carbon. Plastic and thermocol materials, which are used to decorate the idols, are not biodegradable. So they seriously effect the environment.
It has been a common observation that a large number of fish deaths occur in water-bodies after immersions.
                     
                     

            Apart from causing chemical pollution, it adds to water pollution too and it is common experience that the floating idols later get stuck in waterworks installations, intake wells and so on.

           The only paints that work on PoP are oil paints which are high in poisonous chemicals and heavy metals. Also, poster colours have chemical and heavy-metal content but are only fractionally less hazardous than oil paints. 

          The impact of these colours can be heavy. Studies on before and after immersion water quality show a disturbing rise in concentration of hazardous heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium post immersion.
                  


           A day or two after the immersion, the PoP idols are found in the most vanquished form which is just arduous and killing one. So there's a serious need to firstly aquaint yourself to the red cross and then expect the same from others. The only solution is to embrace the clay idols to show a bit of care for the place we live in.
                     

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