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- Six students drowned while immersing Lord Ganesha idols in Peddakanjarla village in Sangareddy district.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy conveyed condolences to the families and directed the district administration to provide assistance.
- Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla appealed to devotees to avoid deep or unfamiliar water bodies during idol immersions.
- Minister Ponnam Prabhakar spoke with the District Collector and SP about the incident and rescue operations.
- Officials have been instructed to tighten safety measures so similar drownings do not recur during Ganesh immersion events.
What to watch next
- Identification and barricading of dangerous deep-water zones at immersion points.
- Deployment of trained swimmers and rescue personnel at immersion locations.
- Implementation of supervision, lighting and emergency services arrangements by organisers and local authorities.
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