Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Prepares Extensive Arrangements for Friday’s Ganesh Idol Immersion
Hyderabad is getting ready for a large Ganesh idol immersion event on Friday.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, or GHMC, is working with other departments.
Officials expect about 77,687 idols to be immersed.
They have selected 39 lakes and ponds for the activity.
Cranes will help move the idols safely into the water.
Thousands of workers will clean roads and immersion areas.
Temporary lights and mobile toilets have also been installed.
Control rooms and police teams will monitor the celebrations.
GHMC identified 39 lakes and ponds across Hyderabad’s six zones for the immersion.
Officials estimate that 77,687 Ganesh idols will be immersed, including 25,529 taller than five feet.
The civic body will deploy 110 static cranes and 170 mobile cranes at immersion sites.
Around 6,000 sweeping staff, 770 sanitation workers, and 136 Ganesh Action Teams will manage cleanliness.
Authorities installed 43,270 temporary lights and 287 mobile toilets along immersion points and procession routes.
- Who
- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, other line departments, police personnel, and sanitation workers.
- What
- The city is preparing for the immersion of an estimated 77,687 Ganesh idols.
- When
- The immersion is scheduled for Friday.
- Where
- At 39 lakes and ponds across Hyderabad’s six zones, along procession routes, and near immersion points.
- Why
- To ensure the smooth, safe, and clean conduct of the Ganesh festival and idol immersion.
- Estimated idols
- 77,687 idols, including 52,158 up to five feet and 25,529 exceeding five feet
- Immersion locations
- 39 lakes and ponds across six GHMC zones
- Cranes
- 110 static cranes and 170 mobile cranes
- Sanitation teams
- 136 Ganesh Action Teams, with 770 workers deployed continuously at immersion sites
- Sweeping staff
- 6,000 workers assigned alongside the action teams
- Lighting
- 43,270 temporary lighting arrangements
- Public facilities
- 287 mobile toilets installed near immersion points and procession routes