{
  "id": 590839,
  "title": "Special ST Buses To Run For Mumbai Residents Travelling To Mahad, Mangaon, Poladpur For Ganeshotsav",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/special-st-buses-to-run-for-mumbai-residents-travelling-to-mahad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/special-st-buses-to-run-for-mumbai-residents-travelling-to-mahad-mangaon-poladpur-for-ganeshotsav"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai residents living in the Mahad, Mangaon, and Poladpur areas will soon be able to travel more easily to their native villages in Konkan during the Ganeshotsav festival. Maharashtra Minister Bharat Gogawale raised the demand for special bus services to State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who promptly agreed to provide assistance. The special buses will operate on September 12, the night before Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14. This initiative will provide relief to thousands of \"Chakaramanis\" traveling to Konkan every year, easing their journey by offering a safer and more convenient mode of transportation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: In a major relief for people from the Mahad-Mangaon-Poladpur constituency living in Mumbai, special bus services will be operated to facilitate their journey to their native villages in Konkan for Ganeshotsav. The demand for the special services was raised by Maharashtra minister Bharat Gogawale with State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, keeping in view the large number of people…",
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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."
}