Slaughtering of animals and sale of meat has been banned in Bengaluru on the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi on Monday, September 18. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner issued an order, notifying that "on September 18, 2023, on the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi, slaughtering of animals and sale of meat under the BBMP is completely prohibited."
Earlier, the Chief Commissioner called upon people to celebrate the festival by bringing eco-friendly clay idols of Gauri and Ganesha to their homes. The civic body said all preparations have been made under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
The organisers who wish to install idols in public have to apply at the single-window clearance centre in their area. The civic body has opened 63 centres at sub-divisional levels.
"Sixty three observation centers for installation of Ganesha idol, 39 lake yard/temporary immersion sites for disposing of Ganesha idols, 418 temporary mobile tanks will be arranged in all the wards of the corporation," the civic body said in a series of tweets.
Meanwhile, the official holiday for Ganesha Chathurthi in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka will be on September 19, while September 18 has been designated as a regular working day, news agency PTI reported.
The government had earlier granted authority to the deputy commissioners to make a local determination regarding shifting the general holiday from Monday to Tuesday for the festival.
First Published: Sept 18, 2023 9:04 AM IST
