Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Telangana Police Plan Security for Ganesh Festivities and Immersion
Police in Telangana are preparing to keep Ganesh celebrations safe.
The celebrations begin on September 14.
They end on September 25, when idols will be immersed.
Police will collect information about each celebration site, called a pandal.
They will record where the sites are and who is organising them.
Officers will check traffic, electricity safety and the roads used for immersion.
Organisers are being encouraged to use volunteers, cameras and safe queues.
Police will also use special teams and watch social media for possible problems.
The police chief asked different departments and community groups to work together.
DGP C.V. Anand ordered comprehensive security arrangements for Ganesh festivities across the state.
The festivities will run from September 14 through September 25, ending with idol immersion.
A dedicated online portal will track pandal locations, organisers, committee members and immersion vehicles.
Police were told to focus on electrical safety, traffic management, CCTV, queues and coordination with other departments.
Officers will use geo-tagging, police applications, bomb-disposal teams, dog squads and social-media monitoring to support security.
- Who
- Telangana Director-General of Police C.V. Anand directed police officers and other officials to prepare for the festivities.
- What
- Police are arranging security, traffic management, safety checks and monitoring for Ganesh celebrations and idol immersion.
- When
- The festivities are scheduled for September 14 to September 25, with immersion on September 25.
- Where
- Across the state, including Ganesh pandals and immersion routes; the review was held at the DGP office in Hyderabad.
- Why
- To ensure the festivities and immersion take place peacefully while addressing public-order, traffic, electrical and security risks.
- Festivity dates
- September 14 to September 25
- Idol immersion
- Scheduled for September 25
- Police official
- Director-General of Police C.V. Anand
- Pandal monitoring
- A dedicated online portal will record pandal, organiser, committee and vehicle details.
- Safety priorities
- Electrical safety, traffic management, CCTV, queue security and coordination with other departments
- Security resources
- Bomb-disposal teams, dog squads, geo-tagging and police event applications
- Additional coordination
- Police will meet Ganesh Utsav and peace committees and monitor social media.