Telangana High Court asks the govt to respond on its stance on the conduct of Ganesh Utsav in Hyderabad

A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, on Thursday reminded the State government that the “Covid situation is far from over”.

It asked the government to respond on its stance on the conduct of Ganesh Utsav in the city. The panel was dealing with a pending writ plea seeking protection of Hussain Sagar and also for prohibiting the immersion of Ganesh idols in



the lake. It sought instructions if the State was granting permission for immersion of Ganesh idols in Hussain Sagar in September. 

The panel directed the State to take into consideration the present pandemic situation. It said that the lake was already in a mess and the State has to take steps to protect the same. 

The court posted the case on August 11.