{
  "id": 3448039,
  "title": "Mumbai Ganeshotsav 2026: BMC Denies Making Fitness Certificate Mandatory For Ganesh Idols",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mumbai-ganeshotsav-2026-bmc-denies-making-fitness-certificate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:06:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-ganeshotsav-2026-bmc-denies-making-fitness-certificate-mandatory-for-ganesh-idols-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has refuted claims that it has made fitness certificates mandatory for large Ganesh idols ahead of the Ganeshotsav 2026 festival. The civic body denied having issued any directive to mandatorily maintain records of an idol's journey from construction to distribution. The clarification followed reports on social media suggesting the new requirement following the Bhuleshwar idol accident where two people were killed and several injured.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday clarified that it has not made fitness certificates mandatory for large Ganesh idols and has not issued any directive requiring committees to maintain complete records of an idol from its construction to distribution. BMC Debunks News Reports Over Fitness Certificate The clarification came after reports circulated on social media…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}