Overview
- City data show an additional 3,075 tonnes of waste generated during the Diwali period, with daily totals rising to about 7,300 tonnes between October 18 and 21.
- The BMC says 2,075 tonnes of the extra load have been disposed of at the Kanjurmarg and Deonar dumping grounds.
- Roughly 1,000 tonnes remain staged at transfer stations, with clearance underway on a war footing.
- Sanitation workers were deployed in double shifts, all collection vehicles and compactors were pressed into service, and special cleaning drives were run across Mumbai and its suburbs.
- Public advisories urged eco-friendly and safe celebrations, with residents reminded to contact emergency services at 101 or 1916 if needed.