Artificial ponds prevented immersion of around 24,000 idols in Yamuna last year

Around 24,000 idols were immersed in artificial ponds across the national capital on Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja last year, according to a government report. It was the first time devotees immersed the idols in artificial ponds created especially for this purpose since the National Green Tribunal banned idol immersion in the Yamuna in 2015. People from nearby states had also come to Delhi for idol immersion.