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Research and sources behind MittiMurti

Our material, regulatory, and civic content is grounded in primary sources from India's Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution-control boards, municipal corporations, and long-standing eco-Ganpati NGOs. This page lists the documents we cite across the site.

National regulation

• CPCB 2020 Revised Guidelines for Idol Immersion — the foundational national policy that bans PoP, prohibits toxic chemical paints, recommends natural clay finished with water-based or mineral dyes, and explicitly encourages home immersion of small idols. Read the PDF on environment.delhi.gov.in.

State pollution-control boards

• Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) — annual idol-immersion SOPs and circulars. mpcb.gov.in/circulars.
• Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) — annual idol-immersion reports since 2015; the 2024 report documents lined ponds, 24-hour removal of liners, and predominance of clay idols. ospcboard.odisha.gov.in/publications-reports.
• Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) — public eco-friendly Ganesha resources and PoP prohibition notices.
• Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board — publishes Tamil-Nadu copy of CPCB's revised guideline and tracks Vinayaga Chaturthi water quality.
• Goa state festival guidelines (2020) — explicit state-wide ban on the sale, import, or making of PoP idols inside Goa.

Civic and municipal sources

• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — annual artificial-pond and mobile-immersion-vehicle bulletins; 2025 first-visarjan-day data on 60,177 idols immersed in artificial ponds (~30,494 eco-friendly).
• Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) — Eco-Friendly Home Ganesh Festival Decoration Competition; first prize ₹75,000 in 2025.
• Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) — artificial ponds, mobile immersion vehicles, and QR-led immersion-guidance app.
• Nashik Municipal Corporation — Eco Bappa school program reaching 10,000+ students across 100 schools.
• Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) — direct sale of cattle-dung, clay, seed idols at ₹300–₹600.
• Indore Municipal Corporation — public contest promoting 3R-aligned eco pandals and seed/cow-dung idols.

NGOs and category builders

• eCoexist (Pune) — Eco Ganesh campaign archive going back to 2007; environmental arguments, immersion governance, legal histories, religious-cultural framing. e-coexist.org.in/eco-ganesh-campaign.
• Tree Ganesha — seed-Ganesha category builder since 2016; runs Tree Ganesha Awards. treeganesha.com.
• Satvik Store, Ibhanan, Mukesh Murtikar, Plantables, Ulamart, Paper Ganesh, Dhaani Foods, Gavyamart, GirCowCare, Brown Living — specialist brands and curators we reference for category context.

Educational and civil-society programs

• MoEFCC Eco-Clubs and Environment Education Programme — clay idol workshops, exhibitions, survey-driven environmental education across Goa and other states.
• MyGov national appeal (2018) — public call for eco-friendly Ganesh Festival celebrations.

Editorial method

MittiMurti does not republish primary government documents. Each material, city, or knowledge page synthesizes the relevant policy and links back to the issuing authority. Where we cite specific numbers (e.g. "60,177 idols immersed", "₹75,000 first prize"), the source is named inline. Updates to civic data are tracked manually each Ganesh Chaturthi season.

Last updated 2026-05-19 by MittiMurti Editorial. To suggest a missing source, write to [email protected].