India despite all the laws, rules, regulations on law books is simply closing eyes on disposal of very big big idols of Ganesh and Durga during festivals. These big Plaster of Paris and clay idols are being disposed directly in ocean, rivers and large confined ponds. The idols are painted with waterproof paints which contain residues of toxic heavy metals causing deadly effect on water quality, ecology, aquatic food chain system and causing several deadly disease in residents. Indian govt, Supreme Court and National green tribunal only does paper control in words but do not stop this practice due to blind favorism of religious systems. I ask USEPA, WHO, Unites nations and all other regulatory agencies internationally to. Ask Indian govt to enforce laws strictly to stop this disposal to safeguard our freshwater resources.
The most recent National Water Quality Inventory reports that runoff from urbanized areas is the leading source of water quality impairments to surveyed estuaries and the third-largest source of impairments to surveyed lakes. However, there is doubt on the action of the agency in Indian waters
Parameters of Water Quality - Environmental Protection ...
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Published by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. ..... manual produced in October 1986 as the sixth in a series of publications for the Water ..... Its purpose is to prevent the pollution of ground water by substances belonging to.
Thanks Mr Abhijit. Indian political system does not give priorities to environment. They need blind concretization without sustainable means.
The chemical residues in rivers finally goes to ocean. Many hundred pop and painted Ganesha and Durgaji idols are disposed annually in rivers. Our seawater and sedimentary aquatic layers are being impacted by these heavy metals residues. I do not know why all govts are not stopping this deadly disposal.
USEPA is based on USA and I also doubt on the action of the agency on Indian waters pollution. I believe, river pollution is regulated by Central Pollution Control Board (CBCB) in India.
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