This document discusses the Ganesh Visarjan initiative by the Rotary Club of Vadodara to make Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations more environmentally friendly. It proposes using traditional clay idols that can be immersed in buckets at home, as well as providing tubs for public immersions. This reduces water pollution from chemicals in idols and non-biodegradable accessories. The initiative aims to benefit manufacturers, customers, and the environment by promoting more sustainable practices around the festival.

1. GANESH VISERJAN
INNOVATOR: ARJUN , ROTARY CLUB
DATE:- 02/11/12
TEAM DCSMAT
RESHMA
ARAVIND
VINEETH
ARUN

2. GANESH CHATHURTHI
• GANESHA CHATURTHI ALSO KNOWN AS VINAYAKA
CHATURTHI, IS THE HINDU FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ON
THE BIRTHDAY (REBIRTH) OF LORD GANESHA THE SON
OF SHIVA AND PARVATI.
• WELL CELEBERATED IN MAHARASHTRA, GOA, ANDHRA
PRADESH,KARNATAKA, ORISSA AND CHHATTISGARH.
• THE FESTIVAL IS OBSERVED IN THE HINDU CALENDAR
MONTH OF BHAADRAPADA, STARTING ON
THE SHUKLA CHATURTHI (FOURTH DAY OF THE
WAXING MOON).

3. VISERJAN • IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN AND HOW
GANESH CHATURTHI WAS FIRST
CELEBRATED. GANESH CHATURTHI
WAS BEING CELEBRATED AS A
PUBLIC EVENT IN PUNE SINCE THE
TIMES OF SHIVAJI (1630-1680), THE
FOUNDER OF THE MARATHA
EMPIRE.
• GANESH CHATURTHI LOST STATE
PATRONAGE AND BECAME A
PRIVATE FAMILY CELEBRATION
AGAIN TILL ITS REVIVAL
BY INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER AND
SOCIAL REFORMER LOKMANYA
TILAK

4. TRADITION IN INDIA
• IN 1893, LOKMANYA TILAK TRANSFORMED THE
ANNUAL DOMESTIC FESTIVAL INTO A
LARGE, WELL-ORGANIZED PUBLIC EVENT.
• TILAK WAS THE FIRST TO INSTALL LARGE PUBLIC
IMAGES OF GANESH IN PAVILIONS, AND ALSO
ESTABLISHED THE PRACTICE OF SUBMERGING IN
RIVERS, SEA, OR OTHER POOLS OF WATER ALL
PUBLIC IMAGES OF THE DEITY ON THE TENTH DAY
AFTER GANESH CHATURTHI.

5. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
IN THE EARLY TIMES IDOLS WERE MADE
OF MUD AND CLAY TAKEN FROM RIVER.
EXTENSIVE DEMAND SWITCHED TO
PRODUCTION WITH PLASTER OF PARIS
CHEMICAL PAINTS USED.
CONTAINED MERCURY ANCADMIUM
CAUSING WATER POLLUTION
ON IMMERSION NON BIO DEGRADABLE
ACCESSORIES ACCUMULATED ON
SEASHORE

6. CONMAT
AN INITIATIVE BY ROTARY CLUB OF VADODARA
RETURN TO
TRADITIONAL
WAY OF CLAY
IDOLS AND
IMMERSING IN
BUCKET OF
WATER AT
HOME
USE OF
PERMANAENT
IDOL MADE OF
BRASS FOR
LONG USE
SOME PART OF
PROVIDING THE RIVER IS
TUBS TO SEGMENTED
IMMERSE THE FOR IDOL
IDOL IMMERSION
PURPOSE

7. VALUE FOR STAKEHOLDERS
• CHEAP RAW • SOCIAL WELFARE
MATERIALS(CLAY) • ECO FRIENDLY
• MORE ACCEPTABLE ENVIRONMENT
PRODUCT IN THE
COMMUNITY
MANUFACTURERS CONMAT
PLANET
CUSTOMERS
EARTH
• ECO FRIENDLY • LESS POLLUTION
PRODUCTS ON SEA SHORES
• LESS EXPENSE • LESS CFCs

8. GO GREEN WITH FUTURE
• ECOLOGICAL BALANCES ARE MAINTAINED
USING THIS VISERJAN INITIATIVES
• NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE WATER AND
ITS QUALITY IS PROTECTED BY SUCH
INITIATIVES
• THIS INITIATIVE CAN BE WELL REPLICTED
AND IS HELPFUL FOR LAND ENCLOSED
CITIES LIKE HYDERABAD , RAIPUR ETC