The Maharashtra government has declared December 6 a local holiday for Mumbai and suburban areas on the Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2024.
The state government issued a notification which said that a local holiday has been declared for the state government and semi-government offices in Mumbai and suburban areas.
This is the third such local holiday given by the government after Dahi Handi and Ganesh Visarjan.
On December 6, people in large numbers are expected to come to pay homage to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 68th death anniversary at Chaityabhoomi, where Ambedkar was cremated. It is located at Shivaji Park, less than 2 km from the Dadar station.