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Malkajgiri Police Plan AI Drone, CCTV Surveillance For Ganesh Festival
Police in Malkajgiri are preparing for the Ganesh festival.
They will use special drones and thousands of cameras to watch important areas.
The arrangements will operate from September 14 to 25.
More than 15,000 idols may be installed in the commissionerate.
About 25,000 idols are expected to be immersed.
Thousands of police and traffic officers will help keep people safe and manage traffic.
Officers have selected 27 places for immersions.
Nearly 9,000 idols may enter Hyderabad through three major areas.
AI-enabled drones and nearly 5,000 CCTV cameras will monitor Malkajgiri during celebrations and immersions from September 14 to 25.
More than 15,000 Ganesh idols are expected to be installed, about 10% more than last year.
Police will deploy 5,749 personnel, around 1,200 traffic staff and four TGSP platoons.
Authorities have identified 27 immersion locations, including lakes, tanks and ponds across the commissionerate.
Police expect about 25,000 idols to be immersed, with nearly 9,000 entering Hyderabad through Patny, Begumpet and YMCA.
- Who
- The Malkajgiri police, led by Commissioner B. Sumathi, along with traffic personnel and TGSP platoons.
- What
- AI-enabled drones, nearly 5,000 CCTV cameras and thousands of police personnel will support festival surveillance, security and traffic management.
- Where
- Across the Malkajgiri Commissionerate, at identified procession points and 27 immersion locations; some idols will enter Hyderabad through Patny, Begumpet and YMCA.
- When
- September 14 to 25.
- Why
- To provide real-time surveillance and manage security, law and order, traffic and idol immersions during the Ganesh festival.
Key facts
- Expected installed idols
- More than 15,000
- Expected immersed idols
- Around 25,000
- CCTV cameras
- Nearly 5,000
- Police personnel
- Approximately 5,749
- Traffic personnel
- Approximately 1,200
- Immersion locations
- Around 27
- Festival period
- September 14 to 25
Quotes
B. Sumathi
Police commissioner of the Malkajgiri commissionerate
“Around 5,000 CCTV cameras will also be used at important locations, while organisers of pandals, particularly those measuring 10 feet and above, have been encouraged to install surveillance cameras.”
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“Around 27 immersion locations have been identified, including Shamirpet Lake, Saroornagar Lake, Rampally Lake, Uppal Baby Pond, Edulabad Tank and Safilguda Baby Pond.”
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