T en days of revelry shall finally come to an end as the star guest — Lord Ganesha — is all set to bid adieu today on Anant Chaturdashi. There aremahaprasad distributions being organised by majority of the Ganesh mandals today and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it mandatory for all the Sarvajanik Ganesh Mandals to get a licence for mahaprasad distribution and strictly follow the guidelines issued by them. But are the Ganesh mandals complying with the same is the big question? We find out...
'FED UP OF TOO MANY PERMITS' Shri Chintaharan Ganesh Utsav Mandal Been around for: 15 years "We are really fed up of taking permissions for every little thing. It is a community celebration and there are so many permits we need to seek. If we are being bothered and burdened with too many diktats then we shall stop our Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav from next year." Nicky Chhoutani (active member)
'NO CLARITY ABOUT THE RULES' Shri Sarvajanik Bal Ganesh Utsav Mandal, Bhende Layout Been around for: 28 years"We registered with FDA last moment yesterday because we had no clarity about the rules. We did it simply because it's mandatory. But, I don't think there is any need of such stringent rules to be imposed upon us. We are serving masala bhaat and shira today, keeping FDA's guidelines in mind - like keeping the cooking area clean and wearing gloves, headgear and apron while cooking the prasad." Eshwar Dhengle (president of the mandal)
'WHAT'S THE NEED TO FRET SO MUCH' Shree Ashtvinayak Bahuudheshiya SansthaBeen around for: 27 years "The entire food for mahaprasad is cooked at my home under my supervision. The hygiene factor is well taken care of. We are aware and duly follow the guidelines by FDA. Having said this, I don't think it is physically possible for the officers to inspect all the mandals in one day, so what's the need to fret? But I have kept my FDA permit ready."Munna Jaiswal (One of the founders of the mandal)
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