Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Meeting to Decide Ganesh Idol Immersion on Tank Bund
Officials in Hyderabad must decide where Ganesh idols can be immersed after the festival.
A meeting will take place this evening.
Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi is organizing the meeting.
Police and city officials will attend.
Many organizers and devotees want Tank Bund to be used, as it has been in previous years.
The administration has not allowed immersion there so far.
Long lines of vehicles carrying idols were seen near Necklace Road and Sanjeevaiah Park.
Supporters say allowing Tank Bund immersion could help avoid heavy traffic and crowds.
A meeting will decide whether Ganesh idols can be immersed at Tank Bund.
The meeting is being convened by Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi this evening.
Police, municipal officials, district collectors and other senior officials are expected to attend.
Organizers and devotees are dissatisfied that Tank Bund immersion has not been allowed this year.
Long queues of vehicles carrying idols were reported near Necklace Road and Sanjeevaiah Park.
- Who
- Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi, police officials, municipal officials, district collectors, pandal organizers and devotees.
- What
- A final decision is expected on whether Ganesh idols may be immersed at Tank Bund.
- When
- The decision is expected during a meeting this evening; vehicle queues were reported on the fifth, sixth and seventh days of the festival.
- Where
- Hyderabad, particularly Tank Bund, Necklace Road and Sanjeevaiah Park.
- Why
- The meeting is intended to decide the immersion arrangements, while organizers seek permission for Tank Bund to help avoid rush.
Support Tank Bund Immersion
Current Administrative Restriction
Immersion location
Support Tank Bund Immersion
Pandal organizers and devotees want Tank Bund immersion to be allowed, as in previous years.
Current Administrative Restriction
The administration has not allowed immersion at Tank Bund so far this year.
Managing crowds and traffic
Support Tank Bund Immersion
Supporters say Tank Bund should be permitted to help avoid rush and reduce queues elsewhere.
Current Administrative Restriction
No specific administrative justification for the restriction is given in the article.
- Decision
- Whether Ganesh idol immersion will be allowed at Tank Bund
- Meeting organizer
- Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi
- Meeting time
- This evening
- Meeting chair
- BGUS president Raghava Reddy
- Officials attending
- Police commissioners, municipal commissioners, district collectors and other senior officials
- Reported congestion
- Long queues of idol-carrying vehicles were seen near Necklace Road and Sanjeevaiah Park
- Festival period mentioned
- The fifth, sixth and seventh days of Ganesh Navaratri