Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Pune Ganesh Visarjan 2026 Gets Live Procession Tracking Portal
Pune’s Ganesh immersion procession will take place on September 25.
Police have placed GPS trackers on the chariots of about 40 major Ganesh mandals.
People can use a special website to see where these processions are.
This can help devotees decide when to leave to see a particular idol.
The website will also show closed roads, alternate routes and parking areas.
Police will update traffic information as the procession moves.
Google Maps may also show roads that are closed or reopened.
Heavy vehicles will be banned from entering the city for 48 hours.
GPS trackers will monitor around 40 major Ganesh mandals during Pune’s September 25 immersion procession.
Citizens can follow procession locations through the Pune Police traffic portal, diversion.punepolice.gov.in.
The portal will provide road closures, traffic diversions, alternate routes, parking areas and emergency medical-point information.
Pune Police is coordinating with Google Maps to reflect roads that close or reopen as processions move.
Traffic police have announced phased road closures and a 48-hour ban on heavy vehicles entering Pune.
- Who
- Pune Police, devotees, motorists and around 40 major Ganesh mandals are involved.
- What
- A digital platform will provide live procession tracking and traffic information for Ganesh Visarjan.
- When
- The main immersion procession is scheduled for September 25, 2026; heavy vehicles will be restricted for 48 hours.
- Where
- Pune, including central Pune and routes such as Laxmi Road.
- Why
- The system is intended to help devotees plan darshan and help motorists avoid procession-related traffic disruptions.
- Procession date
- September 25, 2026
- Tracked mandals
- Around 40 major Ganesh mandals
- Traffic portal
- diversion.punepolice.gov.in
- Portal information
- Live procession movement, road closures, diversions, alternate routes, parking and emergency medical points
- Heavy-vehicle restriction
- A 48-hour ban on heavy vehicles entering the city
- Previous use
- The platform was previously used for the Ashadhi Wari and Palkhi processions
- Reported portal traffic
- About 2.07 crore hits during this year’s Wari