Doubtful about the participation of GaneshMandals in Competition(23rd August 2001 )
In the city No Compulsion for Subscription is seen, this year also City Police had announced a competition of Ganesh Mandals, but due to Strict restriction the response is doubtful.

Every year in Karad & area near about 300 Ganesh Madals works. 'No Compulsion for Subscription' this rule is adopted by most of Ganesh Madals. As every year City Police have decided to run a competition of Ganesh Madals. A committee of 7 members are formed for Ganesh Festival. Committee have Prof. Sou. Shobhana Rainak as chairman, Prof. Achhyut Kulkarni, Prof. Balkrishna Patil, Police Inspector Dilip Jadhav, Sou. Reshma Chandrakant Kore, Mr. Yuvaraj Lahoti & Advocate Ranjit Rainak as directors of committee. Committee have formed 8 steps in competetion.

Decoration  focused on social activity, subscription can't be compulsory, for Mandals lowest expenses, the stage & shade done by Mandals must have to obey all rules, the area of Madal have to kept clean & happy, on loudspeakers  only vocal music is allowed, the volume must be as per rule, the Visarjan period must be less, have to obey peace & discipline & the Ladies participation at time of Visarjan, point on Visarjan is being kept on the timings as up to 2.00pm 10 pts., 2.00pm to 8.00 pm 7 pts., 8.00pm to 12.00am 5pts., 12.00am to 2.00am -10pts.,The other things than Ganesh Festival must to done by Ganesh Mandal.

Same to that Police have distributed other 50pts.as , Social focused decoration 20pts., stage & shade of Mandal, the way to collect Subscription, loudspeaker permission & registration for 10pts., discipline of members 5pts.,  Songs on loudspeaker, In Visarjan the time which will be spent in any Chowk 5pts., the type of way of Visarjan & ladies participation  10pts.

By Amit 
amit@karadmail.com