{
  "id": 7840908,
  "title": "Kalyan-Dombivli Ganesh Visarjan Concludes Peacefully As 16,666 Idols Immersed With Extensive Civic Safety Arrangements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kalyan-dombivli-ganesh-visarjan-concludes-peacefully-as-16-666-idols",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:27:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kalyan-dombivli-ganesh-visarjan-concludes-peacefully-as-16666-idols-immersed-with-extensive-civic-safety-arrangements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday night, the immersion of Ganesh idols took place peacefully in Kalyan-Dombivli, with the civic administration ensuring a smooth process across all wards. A total of 16,666 idols were immersed, consisting of 5,887 Shadu clay idols and 10,779 Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols. Civic officials, including the Municipal Commissioner, City Engineer, Additional Commissioners, and other senior staff, conducted personal inspections at designated immersion points.\n\nThe municipal medical and health department deployed medical teams with doctors, nursing staff, and ambulances at major immersion locations. The fire brigade provided boats, lifebuoys, life jackets, and trained divers as necessary to ensure safety during the immersion process. The electrical department arranged generators at 81 locations, along with 2,653 LED lights and 115 lighting towers. CCTV surveillance was enhanced with 236 cameras at 42 locations, and 12 drones were utilized for monitoring purposes.\n\nAdditional measures included the installation of 10x8-foot LED screens at key locations for CCTV monitoring, and the provision of Nirmalya Kalash, mobile toilet vans, and portable toilets at various immersion sites. Around 39.2 tonnes of Nirmalya, collected after immersion, were transported to a composting facility for processing.",
  "summary": "Kalyan: The immersion of one-and-a-half-day Ganesh idols across the Kalyan-Dombivli civic area was carried out peacefully and in a devotional atmosphere on Tuesday night, with the civic administration making arrangements at immersion sites across all wards. Over 16,000 Idols Immersed Across Civic Limits According to the civic administration, a total of 16,666 Ganesh idols were immersed till…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Panvel Ganesh Visarjan Concludes Peacefully As 7,629 Household Idols Immersed Across 106 Locations With Eco-Friendly Measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/panvel-ganesh-visarjan-concludes-peacefully-as-7-629-household-idols",
        "published": "2026-09-16T17:35:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}