Mumbai: As people gear up for Ganpati Visarjan, which marks the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, police in the state have put in place elaborate security measures, including crowd control.
Mumbai police and Pune police have made elaborate arrangements for Ganpati Visarjan scheduled for September 12. "More than 40,000 security forces will be deployed including Mumbai Police Special Forces and Reserved Forces. Civil defense and home guards will also be deployed," police officials said. Reportedly, there are 5630 Sarvajanik Ganpati all over Mumbai and more than 32,000 household Ganpati idols. There are 129 places earmarked in Mumbai for immersion of the idols. "56 roads have been declared as one way. To monitor the crowd more than 5000 cameras all over the city are placed. In three points we are using drones to regulate and monitor the situation; the points are – Juhu Chowpatty, Girgaum Chowpatty and Powai lake," Ashok said.
In Pune also, more than 7000 police personnel will be deployed for overseeing Ganesh Visarjan.
