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Ganpati Mandals Seek Full Waiver on Road-Digging Fines as Shiv Sena Demands Highway Repairs

Mandal leaders secured a promise from the chief minister to review the ₹2,000 levy after Shiv Sena vowed to withhold all fine payments until the Mumbai-Goa Highway potholes are repaired.

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Overview

  • The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti formally urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to scrap the ₹2,000 per-hole penalty imposed by the BMC.
  • Fadnavis told mandal representatives he would consider fully waiving the levy following their petition at a Ganeshotsav review meeting.
  • Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray declared that mandals will refuse to pay any road-digging fines until the state fills potholes on the Mumbai-Goa Highway.
  • The Bombay High Court’s interim order allowing immersion of Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols six feet or taller in natural water bodies through March 2026 continues to shape festival planning.
  • Organisers also pressed for permanent relief on PoP restrictions, a waiver of the ₹1.25 lakh daily fire brigade fee for Lalbaugcha Raja, reinstatement of the Anant Chaturdashi holiday and tax exemptions for mandals.