Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Navi Mumbai Bolsters Ganesh Visarjan Security With 2,032 Personnel
Navi Mumbai is preparing for the final day of Ganesh idol immersions.
More than 2,000 police personnel will help keep people safe.
Police will watch important places using cameras and drones.
Bomb squads will check immersion sites and procession routes before celebrations begin.
Extra teams, home guards and wardens will also assist the police.
Thousands of household and public idols are expected to be immersed in Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Uran.
Special teams will check whether celebrations follow noise limits.
Police have asked people to celebrate peacefully, ignore rumours and report anything suspicious.
Navi Mumbai Police deployed 2,032 personnel for Anant Chaturdashi immersion processions on Friday.
Security measures include CCTV cameras, drones, bomb squads, 20 striking forces, RCP teams and QRTs.
Around 2,000 household and 25 public idols are expected to be immersed at 10 Navi Mumbai sites.
Panvel and Uran are expected to handle about 900 household and 10 public idol immersions.
Anti-noise teams will monitor sound levels, while police urged devotees to avoid rumours and report suspicious people.
- Who
- The Navi Mumbai Police, supported by specialised forces, Home Guards and wardens, will manage security; Deputy Commissioner of Police Yogesh Chavan issued the appeal.
- What
- Authorities are providing heightened security and monitoring for Ganesh idol immersion on Anant Chaturdashi.
- When
- The final immersion processions are scheduled for Friday in 2026.
- Where
- The arrangements cover the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate, including 16 important ghats, 10 major Navi Mumbai immersion sites, and sites in Panvel and Uran.
- Why
- The measures are intended to ensure peaceful immersion processions, prevent untoward incidents, control noise and address suspicious activity.
- Police deployment
- 2,032 personnel, including seven Deputy Commissioners of Police, 10 Assistant Commissioners of Police, 65 inspectors and 229 assistant inspectors and sub-inspectors.
- Installed idols
- The article reports 1,044 public and 1,02,369 household Ganesh idols across the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate limits.
- Additional forces
- 20 striking forces, two Riot Control Police teams, two Quick Response Teams, 113 Home Guards, 148 wardens and State Reserve Police Force platoons.
- Navi Mumbai immersion sites
- Around 2,000 household and 25 public idols are expected at 10 major immersion sites.
- Panvel and Uran estimate
- Around 900 household and 10 public idols are expected to be immersed at listed ghats.
- Surveillance
- CCTV cameras cover all 16 important immersion ghats, with monitoring through a command and control centre and drones.
- Noise monitoring
- Anti-noise pollution teams at police stations will use sound-level meters and act against violations.