Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Raigad Sets Emergency Network for Ganeshotsav Rush Along Mumbai-Goa Highway
Many people are expected to travel through Raigad during Ganeshotsav.
The administration has opened 10 help centres along the Mumbai-Goa highway.
These centres can provide police help, basic medical care and vehicle repair services.
Travellers can also get drinking water, tea and biscuits.
Special spaces have been arranged for feeding babies and women.
Five ambulance teams will be available all day and night.
Several government departments are working together to help keep the journey safe.
Drivers have been asked to follow traffic rules and help prevent accidents.
Raigad administration has established 10 multi-purpose assistance centres along the Mumbai-Goa highway.
Five medical teams with ambulances will remain on round-the-clock duty at hospitals in Panvel, Pen, Mangaon, Mahad and Poladpur.
The centres will offer police assistance, basic healthcare, vehicle repairs, drinking water, tea and biscuits.
Facilities include infant-feeding arrangements and a separate feeding room for women.
Authorities have urged motorists to follow traffic rules and cooperate with agencies to prevent accidents and maintain smooth traffic flow.
- Who
- The Raigad administration, police, public works, health department and other agencies are supporting travelling Ganesh devotees.
- What
- Ten assistance centres and five round-the-clock medical teams with ambulances have been deployed.
- When
- During the expected Ganeshotsav travel rush in 2026.
- Where
- Along the Mumbai-Goa highway in Raigad, including locations from Karnala to Dhamandevi-Kashedi Ghat.
- Why
- To provide emergency medical care and basic support, prevent accidents and help ensure uninterrupted travel toward Konkan.
- Assistance centres
- 10 multi-purpose centres
- Medical teams
- Five teams equipped with ambulances
- Medical coverage
- Round-the-clock duty
- Services
- Police assistance, healthcare, vehicle repairs and drinking water
- Refreshments
- Free tea and biscuits
- Family facilities
- Infant-feeding arrangements and a separate feeding room for women
- Covered route
- Mumbai-Goa highway through Raigad