The idols should not be installed in places that are closer to other places of worship, hospitals and educational institutions, says collector Villupuram Sheik Abdul Rahman. | Photo Credit: File Photos
Collector Villupuram, Sheik Abdul Rahman, instructs the organizers of the Vinyak Chathurthi festival does not install statues that measure more than 10 feet from the ground level.
On Tuesday, he spoke at the meeting of the revision of the law and the order that convened in front of Vinayaka Chaturthi, which decreases on 27 August. The meeting was attended by P. Saravanana, head of the police.
The collector said those who install idols should obtain a certificate without objections (night) from the relevant tahsildars. If the place where idols are to be installed, it is located on private soil, the night should be obtained from landowners and if the site became a maternitykeke, the night would have to be obtained from the department or local authority.
The organizers should be aware that the police should receive a night for the use of a public address system and a certificate of fire and rescue services should confirm that adequate fire prevention measures have been introduced and confirmation should be obtained from Tangedco.
They should be made of clay and no plaster of Paris and other chemicals should be used. The water soluble colors should be used and chemical colors were not allowed. The idols should not be installed in places that are closer to other places of worship, hospitals and educational institutions. Connection -type speakers are disabled and only box speakers can be used.
The organizers should ensure that employees of optimal lighting and fire and rescue services should ensure that a fire prevention measure is introduced. Flowers, fabrics, decorative objects and plastic should be removed from the idol before immersion, added the collector.
Published – August 13, 2025 23:03
