Karnataka issues fresh guidelines, Animal slaughter banned in Bengaluru on September 10

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday, September 8 issued fresh guidelines and banned the slaughter of animals and sale of meat on September 10 which is celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi.

On September 7, Bengaluru civic agency had issued another set of guidelines and had permitted only three-day Ganesha Pooja celebrations in the city in public places from September 10.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that the Ganesha festival will not be allowed for more than three days in Bengaluru city and that should not be any procession while bringing the idol or during immersion.

Gupta issued that idols of Ganesh should be made up of biodegradable material in their homes in buckets or mobile tankers of BBMP. He said, “Idols installed at homes should be immersed at home only or in our mobile tank. Ganeshas installed at public places should be of (a maximum of) four feet height and should be immersed in mobile tanks. We are also creating immersion tanks. We have also arrived at a decision to ban immersion of idols in lakes,”

The BBMP said the immersion should take place by September 12 night, exactly on the third day of installing it.