# BMC gives 3,000 litres eco-friendly colours for Ganesh idols 2026-08-17T16:11:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has distributed 3,000 litres of eco-friendly colours to Ganesh idol makers ahead of Ganeshotsav 2026. The six colours, orange, red, blue, black, yellow and green, were supplied through 26 ward offices, with 500 litres of each colour. The initiative, led by the BMC's Environment and Climate Change Department, aims to reduce the environmental impact of paints used on idols. The civic body has also appealed to over 12,000 public Ganeshotsav mandals in Mumbai to celebrate the festival in an eco-friendly manner. Larger quantities of colours have been sent to wards in Parel, Andheri east and west, Malad and Kandivali. Ganesh Chaturthi falls on September 14 this year. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BMC, Ganeshotsav, Mumbai Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-gives-3000-litres-eco-friendly-colours-for-ganesh-idols/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-gives-3000-litres-eco-friendly-colours-for-ganesh-idols/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/