30,000 cops deployed for Ganesh immersion procession in Hyderabad

…arrangements for the final Ganesh idol immersion procession scheduled to be held on Friday, deploying nearly 20,000 personnel, central forces and advanced surveillance systems to ensure the event passes off peacefully. A total of 6,108 idols within Hyderabad city limits have been immersed so far, while 2,161 idols were immersed in the last 24 hours , Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said. More than 10,000 CCTV cameras installed along the main procession routes have been integrated with the Telangana State Police Integrated Command and Control Centre…

…Wednesday. He said with the 10-day Ganesh festival entering its final phase, immersion processions have already begun at several locations and larger numbers are expected over the next two days. The police chief said 30,000 police personnel have been deployed for security, crowd management and traffic regulation during the immersion processions. Commissioners of Police and Superintendents of Police across Hyderabad and the districts are personally monitoring the arrangements, he said. DGP Anand was talking to media persons after visiting the Khairatabad Ganesh…