Studies on Sea Water Contamination at Visakhapatnam Sea Coast in India Due to Ganesh Idol Dissolution | Insight Medical Publishing

Many festivals are celebrated in India, with full vigor and vibrant atmosphere. Among all such festivals Ganesh Chaturthi is one which generally falls either in August or September of every year. In the year 2014, this festival was celebrated on 29th August. Immersion of Ganesh Idols was carried out in Visakhapatnam, during 1st to 15th September. In this regard variations in pH and turbidity are observed at the major immersion point i.e., RK Beach along with three other sampling points.; It was observed that the pH reached a minimum of 3.5 indicating high levels of acidity, whereas turbidity became a maximum of 13 NTU at RK Beach. More or less similar trends with somewhat less intensity of variations in these parameters were noticed at the other sampling points. The present investigation thus reveals that the aquatic life would be highly affected due to this activity.