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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Maratha Morcha | BMC clears tonnes of waste from south Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Maratha Morcha | BMC clears tonnes of waste from south Mumbai

Updated On: 03 September, 2025 08:33 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A day after the Maratha Morcha protest ended, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out a massive cleanliness drive in parts of south Mumbai and a total of around 125 Metric Tonnes (MT) of waste was cleared, officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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A day after the Maratha Morcha protest ended, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out a massive cleanliness drive in parts of south Mumbai and a total of around 125 Metric Tonnes (MT) of waste was cleared, officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi

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A day after the Maratha Morcha protest ended, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out a massive cleanliness drive in parts of south Mumbai and a total of around 125 Metric Tonnes (MT) of waste was cleared, officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi
<p>The BMC had earlier stated that the civic body deployed over 1,000 sanitation workers to clean up the affected parts of south Mumbai</p>

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The BMC had earlier stated that the civic body deployed over 1,000 sanitation workers to clean up the affected parts of south Mumbai

<p>Garbage was collected from roads, footpaths, gardens, and open areas including Azad Maidan</p>

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Garbage was collected from roads, footpaths, gardens, and open areas including Azad Maidan

<p>According to BMC officials, several tonnes of waste were removed using trucks and compactors</p>

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According to BMC officials, several tonnes of waste were removed using trucks and compactors

<p>Heaps of mineral water bottles were lying inside and outside the protest site, and some people were seen picking them up</p>

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Heaps of mineral water bottles were lying inside and outside the protest site, and some people were seen picking them up

<p>Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday evening ended his hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai where he had been fasting for last 5-days</p>

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday evening ended his hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai where he had been fasting for last 5-days

<p>He declared victory for his agitation after the Maharashtra government`s cabinet sub-committee headed by Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Maratha quota accepted most of his demands</p>

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He declared victory for his agitation after the Maharashtra government`s cabinet sub-committee headed by Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Maratha quota accepted most of his demands

<p>Later, scenes of triumph and jubilation unfolded at the historic Azad Maidan and thousands of protesters, who reached Mumbai in support of Jarange`s hunger strike last week, cheered for him</p>

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Later, scenes of triumph and jubilation unfolded at the historic Azad Maidan and thousands of protesters, who reached Mumbai in support of Jarange`s hunger strike last week, cheered for him

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