India, Sept. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has cleared nearly 10,000 kg of dead fish and ritual waste from the historic Banganga Tank at Malabar Hill after the conclusion of Pitru Paksha rituals, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

The mass fish deaths were first reported on September 21, when devotees began immersing flowers, food, and other offerings. Civic officials said the immersion of floral and organic material depleted oxygen levels in the water, triggering large-scale fish mortality.

"Over 6,000 kg of waste was collected on Sunday, followed by 2,000 kg each on Monday and Tuesday. The material included dead fish, floral offerings, plastic, and organic waste," a senior BMC official told The Indian Express. Seven ...