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Resources on ecosensitive Ganesh Chaturthi
Articles on environmental impact of Ganesh Chaturthi
| News articles | ||
| The Hindu | Sept 2001 | |
| India Together | An eco friendly Ganesh utsav | Sept 2004 |
| Rediff Special | Towards an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi | Sept 2004 |
| The Hindu | Go in for eco friendly Ganesh idols: Greens | Sept 2005 |
| Times of India |
Its PoP vs betelnut Ganeshas |
Sept 2005 |
| Indian Express |
MPCB sets code of conduct on visarjan |
Sept 2005 |
| The Hindu Business Line | Go in for eco friendly idols: Greens | Sept 2005 |
| The Hindu | Plea to ban idols made of Plaster of Paris | July 2006 |
| Gobar Times | Shri Green Ganesh Namah! | Aug 2006 |
| Mumbai Mirror | Waste wizard turns discarded stuff into Ganpatis | Sept 2007 |
| Mumbai Mirror | Every Ganeshotsav is a reminder that environment-friendly festivals are yet to grab public attention | Sept 2007 |
| Karma Yoga |
Ideas needed for eco-friendly alternatives to Ganpati immersion | Sept 2007 |
| The Hindu |
Ganesh Chaturthi: A trunk call from tradition |
Sept 2007 |
| Express India | Eco friendly visarjan: senior citizens lead the way | Sept 2007 |
| Mumbai Mirror | Idea yet to catch on | Sept 2007 |
| Times of India |
In search of the least noisy Ganesh mandal |
21 Sept 2007 |
| Times of India | More mandals accept noise deadline | 23 Sept 2007 |
| Times of India | Website to have data on 300 city mandals | 20 Sept 2007 |
| Times of India | Time for issue based themes: Female Foeticide, Biogas Generation, Garbage Disposal, Water Pollution find place in decorations for Ganesh festival | 19 Sept 2007 |
| Opinions | ||
| Hindu Jagruti.org | Why is Ganesh idol made of clay only scientific? | |
| Research papers |
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| CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 81, NO. 11, 10 DECEMBER 2001 | Effects of Ganesh idol immersion on some water quality parameters of Husseinsagar lake |
M Vikram Reddy A Vijay Kumar 2001 |
| Posters | ||
| Maharashtra Pollution Control Board |
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| Codes | Suggested codes of practice for environment friendly immersion | |
| Maharashtra Pollution Control Board | Download document here | |
| Blogs | ||
| www.ecoganpati.com | ||
| Photos | ||
| The day after the immersion: Ultra Brown | ||
| Groups | Groups / individuals involved in promoting an ecosensitive Ganesh festival | Contact person |
| Pune | eCoexist, Natural clay idols |
Lolita Gupta |
| Pune | Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group | |
| Pune | Gayatri Pariwar - prize for ecosensitive mandal | Nanaji Dehspande |
| Mumbai | Prakruti | Kisan Mehta and Priya Salvi |
| Mumbai | Sunjoy Monga, Environmentalist | Sunjoy Monga |
| Mumbai | I.I.T, Powai | Prof. Asolekar |
| Mumbai | Nana Nani park, Chembur | Vijay Sangole |
| Mumbai | Godrej Mangrove Center | Maya Mahajan |
| Bangalore | Karnataka State Pollution Control Board | |
| Bangalore | Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike | |
| Bangalore | Crafts Coucil of Karnataka | Vimala Rangachar |
| Delhi | CLEAN India | Usha Srinivasan |
| Thane | Jignyasa Thane Trust | Mr Surendra Dighe |
| Khairatabad | Shyamal Handlooms | U.Venkateshwar Rao |
| Khairatabad | Home Science College of Agricultural Univeristy | Sharada Devi |
| Khairatabad | Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav Committee. | S.Sudarshan |
| Hyderabad | National Green Corps, Andhra Pradesh | Prasanna Kumar |
| Hyderabad | Forum for a Better Hyderabad | Dr. S. Jeevananda Reddy |
| Bangalore | Invitation for ‘ADOPT A LAKE’ for Development & Maintenance of Lakes in and around Bangalore |
Lake Development Authority |
| Thane | Rotary Club of Thane East | Mr Kishin |
| Mumbai | Godrej Mangrove Center | Dr Maya Mahajan |
| Mumbai | Awaaz Foundation | Sumaira Abdulali |
| Maharashtra Pollution Control Board | ||
| Mumbai | Pestom Sagar Citizens’ Forum, Chembur |
Sheetal Sanghole |
| Mumbai | Anu Society, Milan Subway Santacruz (W) | Venkatraman Iyer |
| Mumbai | Center for Slum studies | Dr Medha Somaiya |
| Mumbai | Regional Design and Technical Office of the Development Commissioner, Handicrafts Ambedkar Hastashilp Vikas Yojna |
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| Surat | Prayas | Darshan Desai |
| Goa |
Goa Handicrafts Rural and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited | Victoria Fernandes |
| Goa | Goa DESC Resource Centre | Roland Martins |
| Goa | Vaz Enterprises | Clinton Vaz |
| Goraj, Baroda | Muni Seva Ashram | Vikram Patel |