Ganesh Immersion

Noise levels in Mumbai reach a crescendo during Ganpati visarjan: Awaaz NGO

After quiet Ganpati festival celebrations in the last two years, noise levels in Mumbai touched new heights during idol immersion processions this year, a city-based NGO said on Monday. As per data shared by Awaaz Foundation, the combination of drums and banjo used in processions created the highest noise at 115.6dB at Babulnath corner of Marine Drive in south Mumbai and 112.1dB in Bandra. The use of drums, conical loudspeakers and banjos caused the decibel levels to shoot on the fifth day of Ganpati visarjan, the NGO said. The second highest noise of 109.4dB was recorded when a metal cylinder was beaten with a metal hammer at Linking Road in Bandra and by drums when sound was reflected off metal barriers of the Metro construction along SV Road and Khira Nagar in Santacruz, it was stated. The celebrations have come after a two-year lull due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the highest noise level recorded was 111.5dB, and like this year, it was created by the banjo, the foundati

Covid-19 impact: Ganesh idols immersed without processions in Goa

Many Goans on Sunday bid adieu to Lord Ganesh, as many households follow the tradition of immersing the idols one-and-a-half day after Ganesh Chaturthi

Pollution watchdog to review existing guidelines on idol immersion: Govt

Some of the states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala have issued directions in accordance with the CPCB guidelines banning non-eco friendly material in making idols

Goa on alert ahead of Ganesh festival, security beefed up across the state

The 10-day long festival will commence with the Ganesh Chaturthi on September 2

Noise level in Mumbai during Ganesh immersion down: MPCB

MPCB said noise level in Mumbai was 81 decibel on the immersion day of 2015, which declined to 75.3 decibel on Thursday