In the countdown to Maratha activist Manoj Kumar Jarange-Patil’s protest march reaching Mumbai, the state government has ordered a survey of the Maratha community. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin the survey from Tuesday.

The BMC has deployed over 10,000 officers and staff to conduct the survey, gathering empirical data to establish the backwardness of the Maratha community. “A BMC team will visit every household in the city,” said a BMC official. “We aim to complete the survey in five days,” the official added.