This year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation collected 990 tonne of nirmalya (religious waste including garlands, leaves, flowers, etc offered to Ganesh idols) from various parts of the city. Wadala and Andheri topped the chart, with 165 tonne and 106 tonne nirmalya being collected from each, respectively.
To manage the waste produced during Ganeshotsav, the solid waste management department of BMC put up 201 nirmalya kalash (collection pots) and 192 dumpers across the city.
In the past few years, the civic body had collected more than 1,000 tonne of religious waste. As per BMC data, out of the 990 tonne of nirmalya collected, 165 tonne came from G North ward, which includes Wadala, Dharavi, and surrounding areas. K West ward, comprising areas of Andheri West and Vile Parle West, was next with 105 tonne of waste. In R Central (Borivali) ward, 84 tonne of wet waste was collected.
BMC began this initiative a few years ago. The nirmalya collected is converted into manure and used for gardening.
