Hyderabad Police monitor Ganesh idol immersion from Command and Control Centre

…year increased from 1.15 lakhs last year. He said the total number of idols, including those installed in apartments, homes and other private premises, across the state could be around 3.5 lakh to four lakh. Anand said Ganesh immersions were being conducted peacefully across Telangana with police maintaining heightened security. In Hyderabad, more than 25,000 police personnel had been deployed over the past 10 days for the immersion arrangements. He said processions in Hyderabad began somewhat late on Friday afternoon in view of religious…

…2026, 08:24 PM Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar, who reviewed security arrangements and the Ganesh idol immersion procession from the Telangana Command and Control Centre in Banjara Hills, said the immersion process was proceeding peacefully across the city and was expected to be completed by Saturday morning. Nearly 10,300 of the 14,850 registered Ganesh idols had already been immersed, with arrangements in place to complete the remaining 4,500. Around 10,000 CCTV cameras, drones and surveillance vehicles are providing live…

…in Hyderabad for the immersion of Ganesha idols, with about 30,000 police personnel deployed for security, crowd management and traffic regulation and more than 10,000 CCTV cameras used for surveillance, police said. The police department has put in place comprehensive security arrangements to ensure that the Vinayaka immersion festivities and the procession in the city is held smoothly , Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said on Friday. He inspected the arrangements for the immersion of Vinayaka idols at Tank Bund and reviewed the security arrangements. While idol immersions, which began on…