Bhubaneswar:The immersion ceremony of Goddess Durga, regionally often known as ‘Bhasani Utsav’, started Wednesday after Vijayadashami got here to an finish Tuesday marking the conclusion of Dussehra festivities. Organisers of all main puja pandals together with the police left no stones unturned to make sure a easy immersion ceremony. Residents of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack had been fairly excited to take part within the grand event the place they bought one final glimpse of the clay idols earlier than immersion. Commissionerate police had introduced elaborate route plans to keep away from site visitors congestion. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) created short-term synthetic ponds on the banks of Daya and Kuakhai rivers for immersion.
To keep away from air pollution brought on by the clay idols, the administration determined to give you the concept of making synthetic ponds within the metropolis. While Durga idols of Rasulgarh, Bomikhal, Sahid Nagar, Jharpada, Laxmisagar, Nayapalli, VaniVihar, Kharvela Nagar pandals had been immersed in synthetic ponds created in Kuakhai river, idols of Station Bazaar, Dhauli, Rajmahal and Kalpana Square pandals had been immersed in short-term ponds created close to Daya river. Earlier, puja committees used to immerse the idols at Kuakhai and Daya rivers aside from different pure water our bodies in Bhubaneswar resulting in main air pollution. Harmful chemical compounds akin to chromium, cadmium, lead and copper are used to make idols, which dissolves in water and pose a menace to each human beings, wildlife.
