Facing Corruption

Navi Mumbai's oldest mandal highlights corruption menace


Shivchhaya Mitra Mandal in Turbhe, the oldest in the satellite city, is celebrating its 42nd Ganeshotsav by focusing on the theme of rising corruption. The thousands who have been queuing up to catch a glimpse of the 12-ft-tall idol also get a glimpse of several panels that pictorially highlight various controversies, including the Adarsh scam, the Commonwealth Games, the 2G telecom scam and Coalgate.

"We try to underline collectively considerable themes for the do good to of devotee This time, we are showcasing how India is decomposed due to an assortment of high-profile fraud scandals. In the latest Coalgate scam, it is easier said than done to even count the number of zero in the vice build" said Ankush Vaiti, bureau of the mandal.

universally known as Turbhecha Raja or Navi Mumbaicha Raja, the idol is sculpt by Santosh Kambli, who also designs the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai.

In the past few years, some of the themes at this pandal have been subject like women's empowerment and the human rights and duty of populace. This year's topic of bribery has been bring to being by art director Nilesh Choudhary.

what time devotee finish their darshan are regarding to measure out of the pandal, mandal volunteers tell them not to slot in in any structure or corruption and help bring back the golden, splendid past of our homeland," added Vaiti.

Pandal dates back to 1971

Shivchhaya Mitra Mandal was established way back in 1971, just when the city of Navi Mumbai was created by its planners, Cidco.

Earlier, the statue used to be kept at Turbhe Naka, in the vicinity of a stone quarry. However, anon the pandal was shift to its current scene near Tubhe bus depot as a flyover was built at Turbhe Naka.

Dattushet Patil, president of the mandal, said a funfair controlled at the site is a big repulsion and nearly 12 lakh people attend it every year.
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