India, July 1 -- With Ganeshotsav set to begin on August 27, the Maharashtra government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it is yet to arrive at a final decision regarding the immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols, and sought three weeks' time to frame a formal policy.

The state's advocate general, Dr Birendra Saraf, told a division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Sandeep Marne that a series of meetings have been held-chaired by the chief minister himself-since June 9, and the policy will be placed before the court on or before July 23.

The development comes amid a batch of petitions raising concerns around the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) revised guidelines, which prohibit the manufacture and ...