BMC collected 36,445 metric tonnes of waste in Mumbai over five days during Diwali, around 443 metric tonnes above the usual average. While Mumbaikars celebrated Diwali with their families Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC sanitation workers remained on duty to keep the city clean collecting around 443 metric tonnes of additional solid waste over five days during the festive periodBetween November 7 and 11 2026 the civic body collected and transported 3644506 metric.