It seems officials at the BMC K-East ward office are getting paid to play garba instead of catering to citizens’ needs. Navratri fever and the anticipation of the long weekend, which begins with Gandhi Jayanti today, had paralysed operations at the BMC ward office in Andheri (East) to such an extent yesterday, that citizens were turned away during working hours because the employees were busy celebrating. mid-day has a video of the celebrations.

BMC employees (in kurtas) during the celebrations yesterday. The water department, which is in the basement of the office, was decorated for the occasion