More than 44,000 Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai on day 5 of festival

As many as 44,619 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai by late Friday night, the fifth day of the Ganesh festival, a civic official said. They included 306 `Sarvajanik' (public) Ganesh idols and 39,895 idols installed at homes.

No untoward incidents during immersions at seashore as well as lakes in the city were reported.

A total of 19,079 Ganesh idols have been immersed in artificial lakes in the city.