More than 500 years ago, in the lush foresters of Sindhudurga District, Two Villages, Dhamapur and Kalse, Came together and constructed an Earthhen Dam, Creating a Water Rservor. The dhamapur lake, which is a world heritage irrigation structure of the international commission on irrigation and drainage, is now under threat from immersed ganesha idols. A Public Interest litigation (pil) was filed at the national green tribunal (ngt) in pune on june 10 against the immersion of Idols and wasting of utensils and clothes in dhamapur lake, and to bring ahhorities. Ownership.
“If you take a bird’s eye view of Dhamapur village, you will see that there is a karli creek on one side and a plateau on the other. Have been flooding in the earth to stop, and a Huge was creating the village. To the karli creek that the dynamics is compatible with the biodiversity and “Said sachin desai of the university of life and lifelong. Syamantak Trust in Dhamapur.
He further said that canal that winds from the field is connected to the creek. “So, the salinity of the creek water is reduced because the water continuously flows into it from the field,” Desai added.
Around 15 years ago, The Syamantak Trust Realized That Dynamics of the Lake Well Well-Known Among the Local People, Largly Due to Migration. “We saw that they were constructing a skywalk inside the lake. Desai, adding that they did a complete documentation of the entry village at the time. The result was that court gave a stringent order against the skywalk.
It was during this time that the organism observed that over 200 idols was immersed in the lake. “At one point, the villagers and even the people of Malvan Town were complaining that was the significant siltation in the lake, which was reducing its water-carrying capacity. – Published in 1880, the Lake of the History, the lake in 2019. Old Engineering and How Modern Techniques and Technology have been harmful to the water body, “Said Desai.
A Further Survey Reveled That Clay For Ganesh Idols was being brought to the konkan from Gujrat and Rajasthan. Ganeshotsav is a major festival in the konkan, and thought the use of plaster of paris in making idols is not allowed by law, shadu mati was not helping eater. Yet, truckloads of the Clay were coming to the region. “Then second things we find that the idol makers were putting some kind of hard plastic to creating for the idols.
“The Collector Sanctioned Around Rs 10 Lakh to the irrigation department, and an immersion tank was constructed. Have some statistics in the Idols to encourage. Around 70 Per cent of Idols are going into the immersion tank. The rest is still going into the lake, “added desai.
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The Organisation Also Removed the Clay and Encouraged A Local Idol Maker to Recycle It into another idol. “He made some miniature small clay idols and earned around Rs 70,000 from that,” Said Desai. “Our petition in the ngt is basically on the fact that the irrigation department and the distribution collection are the trustees of the water body and all the natural resources. Steps to conserve it, which they are not doing, “Desai Further Said.
There are Eight Tonnes of Clay Immersed in the Lake. Desai said they are hoping that the irrigation department will take steps to stop finder deterioration of the lake, and barricades and security personnel will be installed at the lake to prevent from the prevent from immerse in the water.
