Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: BMC promotes low-key festivities, urges for 'one ward-one Ganpati'

Ahe of highly-anticipated yearly celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi,  BMC has appealed for 'one ward-one Ganpati' in order to tamp down celebrations. This comes as Mumbai continues to be  worst COVId-19 affected cities in India having topped 100,000 mark on Saturday.

BMC has urged mandals in Andheri (West) to organise only 13 community Ganpati celebrations this year, one for each electoral. As per sources, BMC has received around150 applications from areas within its jurisdiction to erect Ganesh pandals or set up sts on ros and footpaths for 11-day festival.

Furrmore, an official said that this is a pilot project, and depending on success, BMC can plan to opt this across Mumbai. 

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CM Uddhav's appeal for Ganesh Chaturthi

Last month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called for a simple and low-key Ganpati festival celebration this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic, and asked Ganesh mandals to undertake social welfare programmes. CM Thackeray said threat of Coronavirus is t yet over and refore, it will t be possible to celebrate Ganesh festival with usual pomp and gaiety. He said re should be crowding or processions during festival.

10-day festival begins on 'Ganesh Chaturthi', which falls on August 22 this year. Ganeshotsav is most popular festival in Maharashtra. pandals set up by various mandals in Mumbai and or places in state attract thousands of devotees during 10-day festivities.

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Maharashtra crosses 3 lakh cases

Maharashtra crossed three lakh Coronavirus cases after a record 8,348 people were diagsed with disease in last 24 hours.   tally of confirmed cases w stands at 3,00,937. death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 11,596 after 144 patients succumbed to illness in last 24 hours.

In a positive development, state saw a record 5306 patients recover from respiratory illness caused by vel Coronavirus in same period, reby taking its tally to 1,65,663. As of July 18, re are 1,23,377 active cases in Maharashtra. 

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