India, Aug. 10 -- Even as the Bombay High Court continues hearing petitions concerning the immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols, the Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS) has urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to allow public Ganeshotsav mandals to immerse their idols in the sea this year as well, along the lines of the arrangement adopted last year.

At a meeting of the Samiti held at the Nabar Guruji Vidyalaya in Dadar on Saturday, it sought implementation of the rotational system adopted last year for immersing Ganesha idols taller than six feet in natural water bodies, including the sea. BSGSS president Naresh Dahibavkar said the issue was crucial and would determine the future course of the city...