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Mumbai Cleans Up: 2,700 Tonnes of Ganesh Immersion Waste Collected
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News18•27-09-2026, 20:00
Mumbai Cleans Up: 2,700 Tonnes of Ganesh Immersion Waste Collected
- •The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected 2,754.85 tonnes of post-immersion idol material during the Ganesh festival from September 16 to 27.
- •The waste was transported via 707 vehicle trips to temporary storage facilities, with the highest single-day collection of 510.92 tonnes on Anant Chaturdashi.
- •K/West ward recorded the highest collection at 314.82 tonnes, followed by S ward (253.58 tonnes) and D ward (249.43 tonnes).
- •This initiative aligns with Bombay High Court directives and CPCB recommendations to prevent PoP idol material from polluting water bodies.
- •Collected material is transported to a Mulund facility for scientific and environmentally sustainable reuse, recycling, or processing.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected a total of 2,754.85 tonnes of post-immersion idol material and sacred remnants between September 16 and 27.
The K/West ward recorded the highest collection at 314.82 tonnes, followed by the S ward with 253.58 tonnes and the D ward with 249.43 tonnes.
The collected waste material has been transported to a designated temporary storage facility in Mulund to undergo scientific and environmentally sustainable reuse, recycling, or further processing.
