The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation concluded elections for chairpersons of five ward committees for the 2026–27 term. Candidates from Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen secured key posts, with three candidates elected unopposed

In a post on X, Thackeray said the project was initiated during his tenure as Maharashtra’s Environment Minister between 2019 and 2022 and was completed last year