Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Bhopal Deploys 174 Divers Across Seven Ghats For Ganesh Immersion
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation is preparing for Ganesh idol immersion.
It has sent 174 divers to seven places where idols will be immersed.
Divers and police personnel will work in shifts to help keep people safe.
These safety plans follow a tragedy at Khatlapura Ghat in 2019.
More than 30,000 idols were immersed in Bhopal during 15 hours last year.
The city also collected flowers and other materials from the ceremonies for recycling and reuse.
Idol immersion is not allowed in Bhopal’s Upper and Lower Lakes.
Traffic will be redirected while the Dol Gyaras procession moves through the city.
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation has deployed 174 divers across seven immersion ghats.
Teams including police personnel will work in eight-hour shifts, with 58 BMC divers on duty per shift.
The preparations follow the 2019 Khatlapura Ghat tragedy, in which around eight devotees died.
Immersion is prohibited in Bhopal’s Upper and Lower Lakes under National Green Tribunal directions.
Traffic diversions will operate during Tuesday’s Dol Gyaras procession, depending on its movement.
- Who
- The Bhopal Municipal Corporation, police personnel, divers and traffic police.
- What
- Safety arrangements, idol-immersion operations and traffic diversions have been organized for Ganesh ceremonies and the Dol Gyaras procession.
- When
- Divers will be deployed from Tuesday until the ceremonies conclude; traffic diversions begin Tuesday at 1 p.m.
- Where
- Seven designated immersion ghats in Bhopal, including Prempura, Khatlapura, Hathaikheda Dam, Arch Bridge, Bairagarh and Malikhedi.
- Why
- To improve safety and manage crowds, immersion activity and traffic during the ceremonies.
- Divers deployed
- 174 divers across seven immersion ghats
- Shift arrangement
- Eight-hour shifts, with 58 BMC divers on duty per shift
- Previous immersion volume
- More than 30,000 idols immersed across Bhopal within 15 hours last year
- Collected material
- More than 50 tonnes of flowers, cloth and other immersion material collected last year
- Expected increase
- Collected material is expected to rise by 10-15 tonnes this year
- Lake restriction
- Immersion is prohibited in Bhopal’s Upper and Lower Lakes under National Green Tribunal directions
- Procession traffic plan
- Diversions begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday and continue according to the procession’s movement