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
Updated On: 2025-09-03 08:33 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The BMC had earlier stated that the civic body deployed over 1,000 sanitation workers to clean up the affected parts of south Mumbai
Garbage was collected from roads, footpaths, gardens, and open areas including Azad Maidan
According to BMC officials, several tonnes of waste were removed using trucks and compactors
Heaps of mineral water bottles were lying inside and outside the protest site, and some people were seen picking them up
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
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
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
