Watch Why Environment-Friendly Idol Makers Are Struggling To Make Ends Meet

According to a 2013 Maharashtra Pollution Control Board report, large-scale immersion of PoP idols can lead to a gradual and persistent change in water quality, particularly in water bodies such as wells and ponds. But Hamrapur idol makers claim it’s difficult to work with shaadu maati. Watch Sachin Bhagat, owner of an idol-making workshop in Hamrapur explain how Covid-19, the subsequent lockdowns and the ban on PoP affected their business.