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Mumbai: BMC misses target of 300 manmade ponds
Updated On: 19 September, 2023 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Significant number of Ganesh idol immersions expected to continue in natural water bodies as civic body says preparations made as per citizens’ demands and last year’s pattern; 191 artificial lakes available
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A devotee immerses a Ganesh idol in Sion Talao. File pic
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) aimed to double the number of artificial ponds to over 300 this year, it has managed to build only 191. Civic officials reasoned that the ponds have been made based on citizens’ demands and last year’s immersion pattern. As a result, a large number of Ganesh idols will be immersed in natural waterbodies this year too.
The city sees around 1.9 lakh Ganesh idol immersions annually. Of these, around 1.5 to 1.6 lakh are household idols. The civic body was hoping to get most of these immersed in artificial ponds. In 2022, there were 162 artificial ponds made available across Mumbai’s 24 wards. Of the total idols, 34 per cent were immersed in artificial ponds.
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