12-foot-high Ganesha idol collapses during immersion procession

In a shocking incident that occurred during the Ganesha procession in Chinchpokli today, more than 12-foot-high idol collapsed on the street. The idol belongs to the Tejukaya mansion Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal.

According to the BMC disaster control, two people who were injured are admitted in the KEM hospital.

Following this incident, the question of height restriction of Ganesha idols is likely to come to light. For last several years, Ganesha idols' height has been a subject of debate among the Ganesh mandal workers.

This incident lead to a chaos across the road at Chinchpokli bridge. The incident happened at 2:15pm. This is a rare incident where the Ganesha idol collapsed during the immersion procession.

Rohit Ugle, who was present at the incident, said, "This incident may have occurred due to bad road conditios. The height of this Ganesha was also very high."

According to a Tardeo-based idol maker, "It's a not a mistake by the idol makers. There must have been some communication gap between the workers of the mandal while carrying the trolley." He added, "Mandal workers also have to learn a lesson from this incident that they should restrict the height of Ganesha idols. This is because the condition of the roads is not as good as earlier. There is no road in the city were we don't find potholes."