Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Pune Deploys 120 Lifeguards Across 15 Ganpati Visarjan Ghats
Pune is preparing for Ganpati idol immersions during Anant Chaturdashi.
The city will place 120 lifeguards at 15 important immersion locations.
Firefighters will also bring life jackets, rescue rings and ropes.
Barricades, ramps, lights, toilets and cameras will help make the sites safer.
A control room will connect emergency workers from several departments.
People will be asked not to go too close to the water.
The city is also encouraging artificial immersion tanks instead of rivers and other natural water bodies.
Some clay from immersed idols will be collected and reused.
Pune Municipal Corporation will deploy 120 lifeguards at 15 immersion ghats for Anant Chaturdashi.
The Fire Brigade has prepared 28 life jackets, 14 rescue rings and 14 ropes for emergencies.
Floodlights will be installed at about 277 locations, with around 390 CCTV cameras covering 14 sites.
A 24-hour emergency control room will coordinate with fire, police, health and traffic departments on September 25.
The PMC has urged citizens to use artificial immersion facilities and support idol reuse and waste-management efforts.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation, its Fire Brigade and other civic departments are organizing the arrangements, under Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram.
- What
- Safety, emergency-response, lighting, surveillance, sanitation and waste-management arrangements are being made for Ganpati idol immersion.
- When
- The main processions are scheduled for Anant Chaturdashi on Friday; the emergency control room will operate on September 25.
- Where
- Across Pune, including 15 immersion ghats, artificial immersion sites, riverbanks and major procession routes.
- Why
- To improve public safety and emergency response during immersions, while encouraging environmentally safer idol disposal.
- Lifeguards
- 120 lifeguards will be deployed at 15 immersion ghats.
- Fire Brigade staff
- The arrangements include 22 fire officers and 15 firemen.
- Safety equipment
- Officials have prepared 28 life jackets, 14 rescue rings and 14 ropes.
- Lighting
- Floodlights have been arranged at approximately 277 locations.
- CCTV surveillance
- Around 390 CCTV cameras will cover 14 locations.
- Emergency coordination
- A control room on September 25 will coordinate fire, police, health, traffic and other departments.
- Environmental measures
- The PMC is promoting artificial immersion facilities and an idol clay-reuse initiative.