Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Pune Deploys Ambulances, CPR-Trained Personnel for Ganpati Visarjan
Pune police are preparing for large Ganpati immersion processions in 2026.
Many devotees are expected to gather along the four immersion routes.
Twenty-seven ambulances will be placed along these routes.
Doctors and medical equipment will be available in the ambulances.
A traffic officer will travel with each ambulance and stay connected to the control room.
The officer can help the ambulance move through crowds and blocked roads.
Police have also trained 759 personnel in CPR to help during medical emergencies.
Residents can contact the police control room if they need urgent medical assistance.
Twenty-seven ambulances staffed with doctors and medical facilities will be stationed along Pune’s four immersion routes.
Each ambulance will be accompanied by a traffic police officer linked to the police control room.
The officer will help clear crowded routes so patients can reach the nearest hospital quickly.
Traffic police have trained 759 personnel and officers in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Roads near the procession routes may remain closed for nearly 36 hours as lakhs of devotees gather.
- Who
- Pune traffic police, including Deputy Commissioner of Police Sandeep Bhajibhakare, and 759 CPR-trained personnel.
- What
- The police are deploying 27 ambulances and CPR-trained staff along Ganpati immersion routes.
- When
- During the 2026 Ganpati Visarjan processions, with route closures expected for nearly 36 hours.
- Where
- Along Pune’s four Ganesh immersion routes.
- Why
- To provide timely emergency medical assistance despite large crowds, traffic restrictions and road closures.
- Ambulances
- 27 ambulances will be stationed along the four immersion routes.
- Medical staff
- The ambulances will have doctors and essential medical facilities.
- CPR training
- 759 traffic police personnel and officers have been trained in CPR.
- Route closures
- Roads in and around the procession routes are expected to remain closed for nearly 36 hours.
- Emergency coordination
- Each ambulance will be accompanied by a traffic police officer connected to the police control room.
- Expected attendance
- Lakhs of devotees are expected to gather for the immersion processions.