More than 2.59 lakh citizens benefited from free medical and health services under the BMC’s ‘Shri Ganesha Arogyacha’ initiative during Ganeshotsav 2026. The campaign included 5,740 screening sessions, with 1,660 new hypertension and 1,057 diabetes cases detected

The platform, bappa.org, is expected to feature stories about Ganesh idols, celebrations and traditions from around 40,000 villages across Maharashtra, Fadnavis said