With the 10-day Ganeshotsav beginning August 22, BMC on Wednesday announced that it will setup 167 artificial ponds for the immersion of Ganpati idols.
This is a five-fold increase compared to the 32 artificial ponds set uplast year for the festival. The civic body urged residents to avoid visiting the seashore for idol immersion amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Civic officials said that they want residents to use their nearest artificial ponds for visarjan and take out small processions with a few people to ensure social distancing.
Earlier, the BMC and the state government had issued general guidelines on Ganeshotsav, urging residents and sarvajanik mandals to worship small idols this year. That is for household pujas, the idol should not be more than 2 feet, and for sarvajanik mandals the idol should not be more than 4 feet in height.
"However,there is no ban on immersion in the sea,"an official clarified.
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