This Ganesh Chaturthi, Hyderabad will bid farewell to Lord Ganesha in KinderSports’ pre-fabricated portable ponds
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 6: Cities across the country must take lessons from Hyderabad when it comes to celebrate eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi. For the first time in India, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has collaborated with the Pune-based leading sports education company, KinderSports, to install pre-fabricated portable ponds for the immersion of Ganesha idols […]

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 6: Cities across the country must take lessons from Hyderabad when it comes to celebrate eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi. For the first time in India, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has collaborated with the Pune-based leading sports education company, KinderSports, to install pre-fabricated portable ponds for the immersion of Ganesha idols made from Plaster of Paris (PoP) and clay across the Hyderabad city.
The GHMC took the initiative to install portable swimming pools in Hyderabad following the Supreme Court’s directive to the State authorities not to allow the immersion of PoP idols in Hussainsagar, renowned among Asia’s largest artificial lakes and the most popular tourist attraction in Hyderabad.
Specialised inflatable pools made from flexible industrial grade PVC materialhave been installed at about 24 locations across Hyderabad for the first time in the country to facilitate the devotees to immerse the PoP idols on Ganesh Chaturthi. These portable pools may be then converted and used as swimming pools in various parts of the city during the summer season.
KinderSports, based in Pune, has been utilising portable swimming pools as part of its ‘Pool 4 School’ programme, which aims to provide aquatic education to children without access to swimming pools.