The Bangalore University (BU) conducted an eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi awareness campaign on Saturday. A number of awareness pamphlets were distributed among the staff, students and the public to drive home the point of celebrating the festival without harming the environment. The Department of Environmental Science organised the event and it was attended by Prof B Thimme Gowda, vice-chancellor, Prof K N Ninge Gowda, registrar (administration) and Prof N Nandini, chairperson, Department of Environmental Science.
A press release from BU highlighted the fact that the immersion of Ganesha idols was earlier done in lotic (running) water resources, but now, people have started using lentic (stagnant) water bodies as well.
Urban settlements have limited water resources which are accessible to the people. However, people are not concerned that these water resources, whether used for drinking or other purposes, become polluted, it said. The immersion of plastic Ganesha idols in natural water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and the sea is a serious problem.
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The Bangalore University (BU) conducted an eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi awareness campaign on Saturday. A number of awareness pamphlets were distributed among the staff, students and the public to drive home the point of celebrating the festival without harming the environment. The Department of Environmental Science organised the event and it was attended by Prof B Thimme Gowda, vice-chancellor, Prof K N Ninge Gowda, registrar (administration) and Prof N Nandini, chairperson, Department of Environmental Science.
A press release from BU highlighted the fact that the immersion of Ganesha idols was earlier done in lotic (running) water resources, but now, people have started using lentic (stagnant) water bodies as well.
Urban settlements have limited water resources which are accessible to the people. However, people are not concerned that these water resources, whether used for drinking or other purposes, become polluted, it said. The immersion of plastic Ganesha idols in natural water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and the sea is a serious problem.
A press release from BU highlighted the fact that the immersion of Ganesha idols was earlier done in lotic (running) water resources, but now, people have started using lentic (stagnant) water bodies as well.
Urban settlements have limited water resources which are accessible to the people. However, people are not concerned that these water resources, whether used for drinking or other purposes, become polluted, it said. The immersion of plastic Ganesha idols in natural water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and the sea is a serious problem.
The Bangalore University (BU) conducted an eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi awareness campaign on Saturday. A number of awareness pamphlets were distributed among the staff, students and the public to drive home the point of celebrating the festival without harming the environment. The Department of Environmental Science organised the event and it was attended by Prof B Thimme Gowda, vice-chancellor, Prof K N Ninge Gowda, registrar (administration) and Prof N Nandini, chairperson, Department of Environmental Science. A press release from BU highlighted the fact that the immersion of Ganesha idols was earlier done in lotic (running) water resources, but now, people have started using lentic (stagnant) water bodies as well.
Urban settlements have limited water resources which are accessible to the people. However, people are not concerned that these water resources, whether used for drinking or other purposes, become polluted, it said. The immersion of plastic Ganesha idols in natural water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and the sea is a serious problem.