Just like last year, Ganeshotsav in the city will not be celebrated with great fanfare this time too, in view of the impending threat of the third wave of the pandemic. While the big mandals are making arrangements as per the government’s COVID protocols, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said that the smaller ones were a bigger concern and they would have to check upon them to ensure that rules are followed.

While earlier there used to be mad rush across the city right from the time of booking idols till visarjan, no big events have been organised this time as the government has restricted the height of idols to four feet.