BMC recovers 363 MT of solid waste, 550 MT of flower offerings after Ganpati immersion in Mumbai
The BMC stated that the flower offerings from Ganpati immersion will be used to create organic fertilisers for maintaining civic gardens.
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BMC workers clean Juhu beach under “Swachhata hi seva” programme, after the final day of immersion of the Ganesh chaturthi festival, at Santacruz in Mumbai on September 19 (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recovered 363 metric tonnes (MT) of solid waste from seven beaches in Mumbai on September 17 and 18, after Ganesh idols were immersed. The BMC also collected 550 metric tonnes of flower offerings from 204 artificial ponds set up in all 24 wards across Mumbai for idol immersions.
Civic authorities stated that the flower offerings will be used to create organic fertilisers for maintaining civic gardens.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the BMC’s solid waste management (SWM) department had deployed more than 350 vehicles and 6,000 personnel for waste management and control. The civic authorities also conducted a cleanliness drive at Girgaon Chowpatty, Dadar Chowpatty, Chimbai Beach (Bandra), Juhu Beach, Versova Beach, Madh Beach and Gorai Beach, where idol immersions had taken place throughout the day.
The beaches were made hawker free and Mumbai’s municipal commissioner and state appointed administrator, Bhushan Gagrani also visited the beaches to monitor the situation.
Meanwhile, the BMC also removed 14,370 unauthorised banners and posters that were set up across the city during the 11-day festival period. Officials maintained that most of these banners were religious posters and the action will continue in days to come.
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