India, Sept. 27 -- Most Ganpati visarjan processions in Mumbai on September 25 and 26 appeared to have turned down the volume on loudspeakers and DJ music compared with last year. However, political party booths continued to record high noise levels, including after midnight, in violation of the 10pm to 6am restriction on loud music, according to a report by environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali of Awaaz Foundation, submitted to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday.

Abdulali, who has documented noise levels during Ganeshotsav since 2003, travelled across Mumbai from Bandra to Girgaon Chowpatty on September 25 and 26 to record sound levels from the streets. Her report found that several processions were conducted without loudspeakers ...