Despite repeated appeals to citizens to avoid polluting the tank, offerings such as flowers, food, and leaves continued to be dumped, causing water contamination

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed over 10 metric tonnes of ritual waste (nirmalya) from the historic Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar during a three-day special cleaning drive conducted after the Pitru Paksha rituals.

The civic body also deployed six high-capacity pumps to aerate and clean the water, restoring oxygen levels for aquatic life, including fish. Read More

The clean-up was carried out under the instructions of BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Commissioner Dr Ashwini Joshi, with supervision by Deputy Commissioner (Zone 1) Chanda Jadhav.

While the tank is managed by a private trust,

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