Ganesh Visarjan 2026: BMC Deploys 25,000+ Personnel, 383+ Artificial Ponds Across Mumbai For Anant Chaturdashi
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made extensive arrangements across Mumbai for the immersion of Ganesh idols on Anant Chaturdashi, deploying more than 25,000 civic officials and employees to ensure smooth and safe immersion operations. As part of the preparations, 67 natural immersion sites and more than 383 artificial ponds at 278 locations have been made available across…
Ganesh Visarjan 2026 preparations are underway in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal as the city's Municipal Corporation makes extensive arrangements for a safe and smooth immersion process on Anant Chaturdashi. The event will see the immersion of numerous Ganpati idols, with two prominent idols, Bhopal Ke Raja and Dulhe Raja, already taken for immersion on Dol Gyaras.
Major immersion locations such as Rani Kamlapati Ghat, Bairagarh Ghat, Shahpura Ghat, Khatlapura Ghat, and Prempura Ghat have been identified for the processions, which will commence from various parts of the city. In a bid to ensure the safety of devotees, the Bhopal Police and Municipal Corporation have deployed divers, security personnel, and trained staff equipped with safety gear like life jackets, lifebuoys, ropes, and rescue gear.
Direct entry into the water by devotees is prohibited, with idol immersion carried out by trained personnel.
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