With Just a day away from the Ganesh Festival, the country is buzzing with festive mood and activity. Youth erecting the Ganesh idols in Pandals, trying to be better than the others with pomp and grandeur with gigantic idols, planning of varieties of cultural and devotional programmes for the 9-day Ganesh Navratri. The mood is all set for the big festival of the year.
The government in various states is taking precautionary safety measures including the loud speaker decibels among others.
Among the various safety measures taken to ensure smooth Ganpati festivities, the Hyderabad police plans to “Geotag” all Ganesh pandals in the city. The system will help in monitoring on how the police officials are supervising the arrangements during the celebrations, Hyderabad police commissioner M Mahendar Reddy said.
Speaking to the media he added “QR codes will also be provided to the pandals to verify their arrangements,” . Security has been stepped up and over 24,000 police personnel have been deployed across the city, Mr Reddy said. He added elaborate arrangements are being made for Ganesh idols’ immersion on September 5.
He said that they have kept the Rapid Action Force and Central Reserve Police Force personnel will also be on duty during the festival.
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