Post-Ganeshotsav clean-up in Mumbai: 934 tonnes of offerings collected, 34 tonnes of waste cleared from Juhu beach

Following the final Ganesh idol immersions on Anant Chaturdashi on September 25, 2026, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation undertook an extensive clean-up operation along immersion routes, roads and other public spaces across the city. File. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini

The BMC has collected around 934 metric tonnes of nirmalya during this year’s Ganeshotsav, while a post-immersion clean-up at Juhu beach on Saturday (September 26, 2026) cleared another 34 tonnes of waste.

The civic body’s Solid Waste Management Department had deployed 613 nirmalya (religious offerings) collection containers and 838 vehicles at immersion sites across Mumbai to separately collect floral and other religious offerings generated during the festival.

Around 10,000 additional sanitation workers, along with cleaning machinery, were deployed for the operation, according to the civic body.

At Juhu beach, around 34 tonnes of waste were collected early on Saturday (September 26, 2026) as part of the ‘Sea, Shore, Shine-2026’ clean-up campaign, organised jointly by the Divyaj Foundation, BMC, Mumbai Police and MeghaShrey. School students, volunteers, representatives of NGOs and citizens participated in the drive.