After the recent Bombay High Court order banning the immersion of Ganpati idols in Aarey Milk Colony, the Forest Department will increase patrolling there, and its staff will be posted near Lotus lake.

A Forest Department official said, “According to the instructions of the High Court, our staff will be posted near Lotus lake and we will request devotees to follow the instructions of the court and immerse idols at the designated immersion sites as per the BMC.”