- Target:
- Government officials of Maharashtra and India
- Region:
- India
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Environmentalists state that Plaster of Paris (POP) Idols contain gypsum, sulphur, phosphorus, magnesium, mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic and carbon which are very dangerous to all marine life, ecosystem and to humans life. It takes several months for PoP to dissolve in water; it greatly reduces oxygen levels and increases acidity in water. What does this mean?
Disturbing the ecosystem in such way leads to death of most marine life as a result of poisoning the waters of lakes, ponds, rivers and seas. This toxic and poisonous water also causes contamination of the underground waters, animals, fishes drink this toxic water and it eventually ends up in our food chain through milk products, sea food or meat, means a serious health hazard to us, humans. In many areas, the same polluted water gets pumped into homes as well.
People who consume this type of polluted water, experience a wide range of health problems such as infections of the lungs, intestinal water born diseases (as typhoid, Hepatitis, cholera, miscarriage, gastritis, Diarrhea etc) and diseases of the skin (as skin maceration, irritation, or infection) blood, and eyes.
This is a petition to adopt Go Green Eco friendly Ganesha Idols as an environment saving alternative of Plaster of Paris’s (PoP) harmful Ganesha Idols.
India is particularly vulnerable to the various impacts of climate change. We already have been exposed to the worst tsunamis, famine, droughts, floods and even wars over water rights.
Lord Ganesha is worshipped in all parts of our country as "Vighnaharta" or the trouble-shooter God. During Ganesha Chaturthi festival, more than millions of Plaster of Paris-made home Ganpati idols are immersed in water throughout India and more than lakhs are immersed in Mumbai alone. With this in mind, have we ever seriously thought about just how toxic and harmful are the effects of the Plaster of Paris idols to marine life, Environment and to our own lives?
Let us make practical implication of the motto, “Prevention is better than the cure”! Every step taken to protect our environment is an investment in to our own well-being as well for our next generations. This planet is all we have and everything else loses significance without it...So today is the day and now is the best time to take the first step toward Saving the Environment By supporting our Go Green Ganesha cause.
We are not only creating awareness but also providing solutions by introducing our Go Green Ganesha (Eco friendly Ganesha Idols) on a mass level. To make this noble common cause a successful one, we urgently need and seeking your full support to save our Mother Nature Earth and Environment.
Please Sign this Petition to support the noble cause and tell the People to adopt Eco friendly Ganesha Idols as an environment saving alternative of Plaster of Paris’s (PoP) harmful Ganesha Idols for our better Environment and Mother Nature Earth.
This Petition has been flag off by Hon’ble Mayor of Mumbai Mrs. Shraddha Jadhav. And before the Ganesh Chaturthi we will hand over this Signed Petition to Concern State and Central Government officials.
Here are few of the prominent Persons MPs, Mr. Milind Deora, Mr. Sanjay Nirupam, Sanjeev Naik, Mayor of Mumbai Mrs. Shraddha Jadhav, Mayor of New Mumbai Mr. Sagar Naik and most respected Social activist such as Dr. Ravi Kant Singh (SARRC Youth Award 2009 Winner.) , Times of India Group who are our current supporters of the Go Green Ganesha cause. Our talk is in process with other popular politicians, medias, celebrities, social activist and well respected organizations of Mumbai such as Rotary clubs and big Gymkhanas to make this noble cause a mass event.
You can further help this campaign by sponsoring it
The GO GREEN GANESHA petition to Government officials of Maharashtra and India was written by durgesh and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.