Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Launches Single-Window Ganesh Pandal Permission Portal
Andhra Pradesh has launched a website to help people get permission for Ganesh festival pandals.
The website is called ganeshutsav.net.
Organisers can apply online instead of visiting many government offices.
Applying and processing the request will not cost money.
Several departments will review the same application.
Officials may inspect the proposed pandal location before approval.
Organisers must provide details about crowds, electricity, fire safety, traffic, and immersion plans.
Approved pandals will get a certificate or QR code that officials can check.
The articles describe the system as statewide, while one report specifically focuses on its introduction in Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh Police launched an online single-window system for Ganesh Chaturthi pandal permissions.
The portal combines clearances from Police, Fire, Municipality, Electricity, and Revenue departments.
Organisers can apply free of charge through ganeshutsav.net without repeatedly visiting government offices.
Applications must include site, programme, crowd, safety, procession, and immersion details.
Approved pandals will receive scannable certificates or QR codes, while organisers must follow safety, traffic, and public-order rules.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Police, including Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta and Visakhapatnam City Police Commissioner Shankhabratha Bagchi, introduced the system for Ganesh pandal organisers.
- What
- A free online single-window portal was launched to process permissions and departmental clearances for Ganesh Chaturthi pandals.
- When
- The system was launched as Ganesh Chaturthi approached; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The portal is described as statewide across Andhra Pradesh, while the first article specifically reports its introduction in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To simplify and speed up permissions while improving coordination, safety, traffic management, monitoring, law and order, and public convenience.
- Portal
- ganeshutsav.net
- Scope
- The Andhra Pradesh Police describes the system as uniform across all districts; the Visakhapatnam report focuses on city-level implementation.
- Integrated departments
- Police, Fire, Municipality, Electricity, and Revenue
- Cost
- No application or processing charges
- Required information
- Organising committee details, contact numbers, location, installation period, programmes, expected devotees, safety arrangements, CCTV, sound systems, procession route, and immersion details
- Approval verification
- Authorised pandals will receive certificates or QR codes that officials can scan during inspections
- Safety obligations
- Organisers must provide fire extinguishers, water, sand, unobstructed emergency routes, crowd management, barricading, and traffic arrangements
