The BMC has made available various facilities like temporary shelter and shower arrangement for their convenience

Maharashtra Governor and the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also paid floral tributes to Dr Ambedkar at the Chaityabhoomi, where deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were also present

Chaityabhoomi is the final resting place of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

In a post on X, Fadnavis, who took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening, said, "Humble tributes to a great visionary, an ocean of knowledge, the architect of the Indian Constitution Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Din"

Every year, a large number of people visit Chaityabhoomi, the final resting place of Dr Ambedkar, at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai's Dadar area, to pay tributes to the social reformer on his death anniversary

"In view of this rush, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made several arrangements and put in place facilities like RO plants to make available clean drinking water to the visitors. It has set up pink toilets for women, Hirkani Kaksha (rooms) for women to feed their babies, and mobile charging points, among other," a civic official said

Six RO plants have been made available, along with 530 water taps and 70 water tankers. Bottled drinking water and biscuits are being distributed to followers standing in queues, the officials said

A temporary shelter on one lakh square foot area has been set up at the Shivaji Park, along with water-resistant residential tents and dust-control coverings along the pathways. Mobile charging points and temporary shower facilities, have also been provided there, they said