Mumbai: Banganga Tank chokes on ritual waste; BMC removes truckloads

Updated On: 24 September, 2025 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS

Locals blame religious rituals carried out at tank, say civic body should have police to protect water and aquatic life

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Several dead fish were seen floating on the water’s surface on Tuesday. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun removing dead fish from the Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar, along with seven truckloads of floral waste and other religious offerings. To mitigate any more fish deaths, the civic body is seeking to replenish oxygen levels in the tank water and has set up dewatering pumps to clean the water.

The BMC is using dewatering pumps to filter the water