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Polluting waters

Sir, — The Supreme Court has slapped a fine on the Pepsi and Coke companies for defacing the rocks in Himachal Pradesh with their advertisements. But people in this country immerse thousands of idols in the sea, rivers, tanks and ponds. These idols, made of clay or metal and coated with paint are extremely injurious to the aquatic life and can cause numerous problems such as silting and consequent flooding during heavy monsoon, besides increasing toxic elements which include lead, zinc and arsenic. Is this not a violation of the environmental laws and tampering with the eco-system?

Does the court have any solution to this problem? The contamination of the waters in the name of religion inflicts a grievous injury to both humans and aquatic life. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has notified about the serious implications of this kind of religious practice and the Municipal administration in Pune has called for a complete halt to such practice. Elsewhere, a helpless attitude is seen.

Darshan Kumar,
Nagpur

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