Vodafone India has unveiled its unique initiative ‘Vodafone Eco-Ponds’ on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Ganeshotsav celebrations in Pune. Vodafone’s Maharashtra & Goa circle has partnered with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in an attempt to help citizens across the city celebrate and immerse Ganesh idols in an environment friendly manner.
These Ponds are temporary water tank equipped with a prompter and a lifeguard who will help in the Visarjan.
CSIR along with National Chemical Lab has urged devotees to either use clay made idols, whose prices have come down after the GST implementation or if they are stil using pop based idols then they should make sure to do the Visarjan using eco freindly process developed by CSIR.