and Bal Ganesh Mandal's Ballaleshwar, also reached the main roads. Over 24,000 police personnel were deployed in Mumbai to ensure security. Thousands of Ganesh idols from households and public ...

In an interview with Mid-Day the vice-president of the pandal, Mangesh Pokale, said it started with the initiative of Bal ...

Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar announced a study on using Plaster of Paris (PoP) in idol-making. The Central Pollution Control Board's guidelines prohibit PoP idols due to environmental concerns.