Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan: BMC to remove Marine Drive divider again for Anant Chaturdashi crowd management

Updated On: 06 August, 2026 01:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS

The BMC will temporarily remove the divider on Marine Drive and NA Purandare Road ahead of Anant Chaturdashi to facilitate smoother movement of devotees heading to Girgaon Chowpatty for Ganesh idol immersion

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BMC workers break the divider on NA Purandare Road and Marine Drive in Girgaon on August 22, 2025. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE

To manage crowds of devotees better during Anant Chaturdashi celebrations at Chowpatty in Girgaon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to demolish the divider on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Road (Marine Drive) and NA Purandare Road ahead of Marine Drive yet again this year, facilitating seamless road access.

Anant Chaturdashi will be celebrated on September 25 this year, and Chowpatty is one of the most prominent natural immersion sites for Ganesh idols in South Mumbai. The divider was placed on Marine Drive after extensive negotiations with residents to prevent accidents in the area.