{
  "id": 5063148,
  "title": "Ensure DJ-Free, Safe & Eco-Friendly Ganeshotsav: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District Collector Vinay Gowda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ensure-dj-free-safe-eco-friendly-ganeshotsav-chhatrapati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:36:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/ensure-dj-free-safe-eco-friendly-ganeshotsav-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-district-collector-vinay-gowda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District Collector Vinay Gowda has emphasized making this year's Ganeshotsav free from DJs, ensuring safety, and promoting eco-friendliness. He stressed the importance of coordination among all stakeholders, including the district administration, police, local bodies, Ganesh mandals, and citizens.\n\nThe state government has held competitions for the best Ganesh mandals, with awards for taluka and district levels. Gowda urged Ganesh mandals to participate in these competitions. A coordination meeting with all government departments was held at the District Collector's office on Tuesday.\n\nGowda advised public Ganesh Utsav mandals to use traditional musical instruments instead of DJs to reduce noise pollution and maintain the festival's sanctity. He assured the administration would communicate with the mandals and provide necessary guidance. The first-place Ganesh mandal at the taluka level will receive ₹25,000, while at the district level, the prizes will be ₹50,000, ₹40,000, and ₹30,000 for first, second, and third places, respectively.\n\nGowda directed the formation of committees at the taluka level to coordinate and hold meetings with public Ganeshotsav mandals. He instructed these committees to work with the police administration to provide guidance on security, traffic, parking, and immersion arrangements. Police Superintendent Prakash Jadhav issued instructions regarding arrangements at key immersion sites, particularly in the Kaygaon-Toka area of Gangapur taluka, considering the large crowds of devotees.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: District Collector Vinay Gowda GC directed on Tuesday that emphasis be placed on making this year's Ganeshotsav DJ-free, safe and eco-friendly. He instructed that coordination be maintained among all stakeholders, including the district administration, police, local self-government bodies, public Ganesh mandals and citizens, to achieve this. The state government has…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}