The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is carrying out an extensive cleanup following Ganesh Visarjan. After Anant Chaturdashi, civic teams worked around the clock to remove waste from the beaches and immersion sites in Mumbai. In total, BMC has collected 550 metric tonnes of biodegradable waste from both natural and artificial immersion sites.
Meanwhile, in just two days, the BMC has collected a total of 363 metric tonnes of waste from the beaches. The cleanup covered main immersion points such as Gorai Chowpatty, Versova, Madh, Juhu, Dadar, Chimbai, and Swaraj Bhoomi at Girgaon Chowpatty.
This large-scale operation involved BMC workers as well as thousands of volunteers. These were volunteers from NGOs, colleges, and schools. The BMC's Solid Waste Management Department deployed over 7,000 employees.
They cleaned the popular public areas of the city. The cleanup continued through the day. The effort was appreciated by early morning walkers who frequent the beaches.
To make the process easier, the BMC placed over 500 collection vessels called Nirmalya Kalash across 250 natural locations and 204 artificial ponds in Mumbai. These vessels were used to collect biodegradable materials like flowers, etc. More than 6,000 workers and 350 vehicles were involved in this collection effort.
The BMC has also initiated the process of converting this waste into organic fertilizer. It is being carried out in 37 fertiliser production centres in 24 municipal divisions of BMC. The fertiliser production might complete within a month. Once ready, the organic manure will be used in public parks throughout Mumbai.
BMC Commissioner Dr. Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr. Ashwini Joshi supervised the cleanup efforts. They visited several key locations on September 18. During their visits, they interacted with workers, volunteers from many NGOs, and students involved in the cleanup.
Alongside biodegradable waste, large amounts of plastic, water bottles, shoes, and food wrappers were also collected during the cleanup. These non-biodegradable materials were also cleared from the public spaces.
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) also reported significant waste collection during the festival. It gathered about 7 tonnes of waste on Anant Chaturdashi alone. Earlier, TMC had collected 13 tonnes of waste on the sixth day and 12 tonnes of waste on the first day, and of Ganesh Visarjan.
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