According to civic officials, the city requires supply for 304 days in the beginning of October to continue with normal supply until the end of July 2016.
The Yuvak Utkarsh Mandal has created a nine-minute skit using miniature figures asking people to avoid liquor. The pandal is set up near gate number six in Malvani, Malad.
For the last 12 years, Patkar has been making Ganesh idols using old newspapers. He creates about 90 idols every year, with sizes varying from 1 foot to 14 feet.
During hearing of the petition, the Bombay high court today criticised the civic body and government's decision and said such restrictions cannot be imposed in a city like Mumbai.
The temporary meat ban, which has been in place since 1964 as a mark of respect to a Jain festival, has now pitted Marathi parties against the ruling BJP.
The civic body has imposed a 20 per cent water cut for residential properties and a 50 per cent water cut for commercial properties owing to poor rainfall this monsoon.
Glorified suicide or essential practice? Family pressure or personal choice? Cruel end or dignified ending? With the Jain practice of santhara caught in legal row, Manasi Phadke & Tanushree Venatraman try to find out.