The Committee directed the idol makers and sellers to use natural clay and biodegradable materials for the manufacture of idols. The Committee said POP (Plaster of Paris)-based idols shall not be allowed for immersion in water bodies (ghats/ponds) except in designated places identified by authorities.
On Friday, a delegation of the affected hotel owners met Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai to press for relief.
He asked these agencies to submit to his department their individual plans for effectively controlling pollution in the coming winter months when the situation gets worse in the city.
He said a team had been set up to monitor the Smog Tower project at Connaught Place, which will be completed by June.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) at ITO area and Anand Vihar recorded as 461 and 478 respectively, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
In a letter to DPCC, the monitoring panel said the shocking pictures of women standing knee-deep in foaming, polluted Yamuna to offer prayers have got extensive media coverage and have gone viral on Twitter with 'very damaging comments.'
The 44 teams will comprise SDMs, officers from the municipal corporations, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Environment Department, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
As per data from the IMD, the air quality is likely to get further affected due to change in wind direction and slower and calmer winds.
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