For the last few years, the department has been using the festive occasion to drive home environmental issues. Pushing heavily for a greener and cleaner city, it has in the past asked people not to pollute waterbodies by immersing idols and flowers in them. Besides promoting the use of lead-free paints on sculptures this year, the department has been batting for LED bulbs. Read the full report here.
Source: Swati Sengupta, TNN, Kolkata.