Swimmers to Help Ganesh Immersion

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BANGALORE, INDIA, September 9: Environmentalists, take heart: the Lalbagh Horticultural Department is planning to employ five expert swimmers to immerse Ganesha idols in water for a nominal fee. The department’s aim is to control reckless immersion of idols, which is causing damage to the Lalbagh lake, Joint Director of the Department of Horticulture, Lalbagh, S. Ashwath says. ”This will put an end to contamination of the lake to a large extent,” Ashwath said. “The swimmers will be given strict instructions not to allow anything other than icons inside the lake. Before immersion, they will remove all puja material, including garlands and eatables, from the icons.”