Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Mumbai BMC Opens Emergency Control Room for Anant Chaturdashi
Mumbai is preparing for Anant Chaturdashi, an important day when many Ganesh idols are immersed.
A new emergency control room will operate at Girgaon Chowpatty.
It will help different emergency and civic teams work together quickly.
These teams include the police, firefighters, doctors, rescue workers and municipal officials.
Screens will show live pictures from cameras in the area.
Two drones will watch the crowd and immersion activities from above.
Local civic workers practiced what to do if there is a fire or someone falls into the sea.
The goal is to keep devotees safe and make the immersion arrangements run smoothly.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will operate a dedicated emergency control room at Girgaon Chowpatty on September 25, 2026.
The control room will coordinate the BMC, BEST, Mumbai Police, Fire Brigade, health officials, National Disaster Response Force personnel and HAM radio operators.
Live CCTV feeds and two drones will support surveillance around the immersion area.
D Ward staff were trained to respond to emergencies including fires and sea drownings.
BMC officials reviewed immersion arrangements for small and large idols, as well as facilities for devotees and foreign visitors.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and agencies including Mumbai Police, the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the civic health department and the National Disaster Response Force.
- What
- A dedicated Emergency Management Control Room is being established to coordinate emergency responses during Ganesh idol immersions.
- When
- The control room will operate on September 25, 2026, ahead of Anant Chaturdashi.
- Where
- At Swarajyabhoomi, also known as Girgaon Chowpatty, in Mumbai.
- Why
- To improve surveillance, emergency coordination and the safety of devotees during large-scale immersions.
- Event
- Anant Chaturdashi Ganesh idol immersions
- Control room location
- Swarajyabhoomi (Girgaon Chowpatty)
- Operation date
- September 25, 2026
- Surveillance
- Live CCTV feeds and two drones
- Participating agencies
- BMC, BEST, Mumbai Police, Mumbai Fire Brigade, civic health officials, National Disaster Response Force and HAM radio operators
- Emergency training
- D Ward staff were trained for fire and drowning incidents
- Review
- BMC Standing Committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde reviewed immersion preparations