bad effects of various festivals on the environment durga puja
Durga Puja The traditional idols, states Christopher Chapple, are made of biodegradable materials such as "straw, clay, resin, and wood".[81] In the contemporary era, brighter colored statues have increased and diversified the use of non-biodegradable, cheaper or more colorful substitute synthetic raw materials. Environmental activists have raised concerns about the paint used to produce the statue, stating that the heavy metals in these paints pollute rivers when the statues are immersed at the end of the Durga festival.[81]