There are over 300 sculptors scattered across the city and most of them are still using inorganic colours and plasteru00a0of Paris (POP) to sculpt Ganesh idols. u00a0Based on the Supreme Court’s directives in 2007, the MPCB immediately issued directives for eco-friendly visarjan. A Government Resolution (GR) was passed by the state on May 3, 2011, making it mandatory for all the civic bodies to adhere to the directives issued by the pollution control board.u00a0

Where’s the order?
“We did not receive any order from the government or from the pollution control board. I use water colours for clothes and oil colours for the body,” idol maker Ganesh Khedkar said and has been making idols for the past 30 years.