Updated On: 24 September, 2012 06:51 AM IST | | Priyanka Dhomse
Thousands of families who hosted idols have opted for the lakes created by BMC to save natural water bodies from pollution; mandals however preferred chowpatties
Going the green way, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has added two artificial lakes to the city’s existing 22 this year, making the final count 24. And families celebrating Ganpati followed in their footsteps, immersing their idols in these lakes and giving the natural ones a break.

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