The Mumbai traffic police department has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suggesting to keep the Coastal Road open for 24 hours during the Ganesh festival. Currently, the Coastal Road is open for traffic from 7 am to 11 pm. The Ganesh festival will begin on September 7 and end on Anant Chaturdashi (September 17).

The letter suggests that the road be open for 24 hours on Monday. A Mumbai traffic police official said that during the Ganesh Festival, traffic on the road mainly in south Mumbai increases. “During the immersion, there are many traffic diversions and traffic restrictions. So motorists can use the Coastal Road and this will reduce traffic load on the internal roads,” the official said.