Once visited by Saudi King, Mumbai s Juma Masjid pond gets a makeover
Wed, Jun 09 2021 04:19:14 PM
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jun 9 (IANS): As the city continues in spells of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, the management of the historic Juma Masjid in south Mumbai once graced by the late King Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia have embarked upon an unusual mission clean-up of the ancient pond inside the mosque.
A team of workers got onto the task from Monday, descended in the 10-feet-deep pond, caught all the goldfish, silverfish and turtles and transferred them to a temporary fish tank, emptied up the misty greyish-green water, and launched a thorough weeklong cleaning operation, along with minor repairs on the floor.
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