Updated On: 24 September, 2025 07:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Despite repeated appeals to citizens to avoid polluting the tank, offerings such as flowers, food, and leaves continued to be dumped, causing water contamination

While the tank is managed by a private trust, the BMC stepped in after heavy accumulation of ritual offerings and garbage during Pind Daan rituals.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed over 10 metric tonnes of ritual waste (nirmalya) from the historic Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar during a three-day special cleaning drive conducted after the Pitru Paksha rituals.
The civic body also deployed six high-capacity pumps to aerate and clean the water, restoring oxygen levels for aquatic life, including fish.