Overview

• On the 1.5-day visarjan, 94 idols were immersed by noon on Thursday, including 63 household idols in artificial ponds, with no untoward incidents reported.
• The BMC says it has set up 288 artificial ponds citywide, with idols under six feet directed to these tanks and larger idols permitted at 68 natural sites.
• SOPs include holding remnants in tanks for at least 15 days and transporting PoP material from ward offices to a recycling facility in Bhiwandi.
• Coastal safety steps feature lifeguards, 108 ambulances, medical counters, and advisories on stingrays and blue-button jellyfish, alongside cautions for processions crossing 12 older bridges.
• Implementation scrutiny continues beyond Mumbai as Navi Mumbai activists question pond usage and data transparency, while PCMC’s chief inspected sites and ordered each idol to be recorded.