Waste from Ganesh festival 40% more this year; 400% more from three years ago

The stretch from Necklace Road towards Secretariat junction is packed with a series of trolley vehicles carrying Ganesh idols of all shapes and sizes. Revellers in synchronised attires ride atop the vehicles, tired, yet euphoric, waiting for the gigantic cranes to lift their much venerated idols and release them in the waters of Hussainsagar.

A series of instructions from the police reverberate, announcing crane numbers to be approached for immersion. Several tired police officers can be seen sitting around, waiting for the ordeal to be over so they can get to the evasive 40 winks.

Suddenly a confetti machine attracts all eyeballs, shooting a flurry of colourful paper shreds and glitter all over the place.

Roads littered with paper confetti and other waste in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G