Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation suggested that only 10 people, preferably fully vaccinated, should accompany the idol for immersion

Mumbai has begun to see a more than two-fold rise in Covid-19 cases in less than a month.The daily Covid-19 infections in Mumbai, which were at a low of 190 on August 16 have now climbed to 530 on Wednesday

Not more than five people will be allowed to gather at a place in Mumbai for Ganesh Chaturthi .Mumbai civic body has banned physical darshan for devotees at public pandals

MUMBAI: BMC on Tuesday came out with more curbs for the Ganpati festival, banning physical darshan at mandals and all gatherings besides severely curtailing processions for bringing the idols and immersion.

The Karnataka cabinet had said on Saturday that state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will call a meeting to decide on relaxing Covid-induced restrictions on Ganesha festival

The Karnataka government last week also released the guidelines for Ganesh Chaturthi which allowed the celebrations only in place in districts where the Covid positivity rate is less than 2 per cent