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Maha govt seeks 3-week time to finalise policy on immersion of plaster of paris idols

Mumbai, June 30 (UNI) The Maharashtra government today sought three more weeks to finalise its policy on the immersion of plaster of paris (PoP) idols, even as the Bombay High Court urged it not to delay the process further considering the upcoming festivals.
The State sought permission from a bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne, which was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by Ganesh Idol Makers’ Associations, challenging the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) guidelines that prohibited both the manufacture and immersion of PoP idols.
Earlier this month, the High Court had permitted the manufacture and sale of such idols, clarifying that the CPCB’s revised guidelines pertained only to immersion in natural water bodies, not the making or selling of PoP idols.
However, the larger issue regarding where and how these idols may be immersed is still pending, with the court directing the state to take a policy decision based on an expert committee’s recommendations submitted to the CPCB.
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