Inflation hurts plans of Navi Mumbai Ganesh Mandals / Consultant Picture | Sahayadri Krida Mandal
There’s a sharp rise within the variety of Ganesh mandals searching for permission to arrange pandals from the earlier 12 months. Nevertheless, when in comparison with 2019, earlier than the Covid outbreak, there’s a drop in Ganesh mandals approaching the civic physique for permission.
As per the quantity supplied by Navi Mumbai Municipal Company (NMMC), it has, to this point, granted permission to 164 mandals, which is larger than 2021.
Again then, solely 112 mandals got permission contemplating COVID constraints. Nevertheless, in 2019, when there have been no such restrictions, the civic physique granted permissions to 192 mandals. It means there was round a 14.5 % drop in 2022 from 2019. The rising value and multi-layered permission course of are stated to be the primary causes for a lesser variety of mandals approaching the civic physique.
Vijay Walunj, a former corporator who additionally holds Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Vashi, stated that the rising value of supplies and poor market circumstances have pressured many mandals to have fun the pageant in low-key method.
“The price of holding a 10-day pageant has tripled from preCovid durations. Small mandals are going through an enormous funds crunch and this may need pressured them to carry the puja with minimal ornament and small mandap,” he stated.
Searching for a number of permissions from completely different businesses is one other space that must be taken care of, he added. The utmost variety of functions, 30, had been obtained from the Koparkhairane ward adopted by 24 from the Belapur ward.
For an eco-friendly Ganpati immersion, the NMMC will create 134 synthetic ponds for immersion of idols manufactured from plaster of paris and households Ganpatis. The utmost variety of synthetic ponds, 25, shall be created within the Belapur ward adopted by 20 in Turbhe and 18 in Airoli.
As well as, there are 22 pure ponds the place immersion shall be allowed. In 2021, 14,090 out of a complete of 27,808 idols had been immersed within the synthetic ponds.
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