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CHENNAI, INDIA, September 6, 2003: The Madras High court and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (PCB) are in disagreement over the immersion of Ganesha icons made of plaster of paris. PCB recently prohibited the immersion of icons made of plaster of paris and painted icons in the sea and other water bodies, saying they polluted the water and were poisonous for marine life. But the Madras High Court has overruled the PCB order, saying that immersion of icons cannot be stopped abruptly. Agreeing that the immersing of Ganesha icons was an established practice, the court said that since the immersion process was going on at the moment, the judiciary would not rule for or against the process. Hundreds of Ganesha icons are slated to be submerged in the sea on Sunday. The bench directed PCB to devise methods by which toxic icons could be made safe and immersions could take place.

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