The BMC and police on Saturday allowed around 50 volunteers to take part in the idol procession of Chintamani Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav Mandal on the Chinchpokli bridge. Earlier, a list of 13 dangerous bridges was put out with strict restrictions on Chinchpokli, Curry Road and Byculla bridges.

“The total load of vehicles and volunteers should not exceed 16 tonnes on Curry road, Chinchpokli and Byculla bridges,” a BMC official clarified.  Mid-day was the first to report about BMC’s restrictions on August 12.