NGT glare saves river, but immersion sullies ponds
(WorldNews India)

KOLKATA : Brothers Bishu and Banti Mondal toiled all night till they were overcome with exhaustion in the morning. But the task remained unacomplished and grew more daunting by the hour. The duo were part of a 10-member group recruited by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities to retrieve the idols from Ranidighi, one of the three waterbodies in south Kolkata, after immersion on Dashami evening. Local puja organisers immersed the idols in these ponds at Ranikuthi, Layelka and Patuli instead of travelling to the Hooghly. Last year, the process was managed efficiently and cranes were used to lift the idols, dip them into the water and then pull them out. But with the number of pujas...