Chennai Corporation to divert 700 Vinayaka idols for immersion from Pattinapakkam, Palavakkam to Ennore, Kovalam
Chennai’s municipal body announced it will relocate about 700 Ganesh (Vinayaka) idols slated for immersion, moving them from neighborhoods such as Pattinapakkam and Palavakkam to designated sites at Ennore and Kovalam. The shift follows talks on the feasibility of omitting Pattinapakkam and Neelankarai after the National Green Tribunal classified those areas as part of a coastal regulation zone‑I.