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Ganeshotsav 2026 begins on September 14 and spans ten days, with preparations underway across Maharashtra. The festival sees public and civic efforts including toll exemptions for travel, road repairs in Panvel, and debates over the height of idols.
Mumbai's Ganeshotsav brings its tallest idol yet at 42 feet, but three tall-idol collapses during arrival processions this year, two of them fatal, have renewed calls for the state to cap idol height for good.
Maharashtra's PWD has waived tolls on the Mumbai-Goa highway, Atal Setu and other Konkan routes for Ganeshotsav 2026, covering private vehicles and MSRTC buses from September 11 to 27, with return journeys included.
Panvel Municipal Corporation has stepped up pothole repairs ahead of Ganeshotsav, targeting Kalamboli's Sector 3 and other high-traffic stretches to keep roads safe as devotee crowds swell across the city.