More than 88,000 Ganesh idols immersed in Telangana, police say
Telangana police said more than 88,000 Ganesh idols had been immersed in Hyderabad by Friday evening as personnel worked to complete the process. More than 25,000 police officers were deployed in the city, with additional forces on standby and operations expected to continue in some districts.
More than 88,000 Ganesh idols had been immersed in Telangana by Friday evening, according to Director General of Police C.V. Anand. Anand said police personnel were working overnight to complete the immersion exercise by Saturday morning.
In Hyderabad, officials expected the process to finish at about 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, while operations in Nalgonda and Nirmal could take longer. The DGP estimated that the total number of idols across Telangana could reach between 3.5 lakh and 4 lakh when idols installed in apartments, houses and other private premises were included.
In Hyderabad, processions began slightly later in the afternoon. Police said movement from Rajendranagar and Shamshabad took longer because of the larger geographical spread of those areas. More than 25,000 police personnel had been deployed in Hyderabad over the previous 10 days.
The Telangana Special Police, Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force and OCTOPUS were also involved. Five additional companies from the DGP Reserve were kept on standby. Anand and Director General of Law and Order Mahesh Bhagwat monitored the processions through closed-circuit television cameras.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar inspected major routes by motorcycle, including M.J. Market, Basheerbagh and Liberty, and instructed officers to ensure that the procession moved peacefully.
The supplied report did not mention any major incident during the immersion process. It said police continued coordinating the final movements as officials worked towards completing the exercise.
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