Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Pune Deploys AI Cameras, Drones And 10,000 Police For Immersion
Pune is preparing for a large Ganpati idol immersion procession on September 25.
More than 10,000 police officers will help keep people safe.
Thousands of special cameras will watch roads, crowds and important locations.
Some cameras use artificial intelligence to spot problems such as overcrowding, fires or weapons.
Drones and vehicles with cameras will also send information to a central control centre.
Police will use loudspeakers to give instructions and help guide people.
They will check traffic, noise levels and possible security threats.
Some Ganpati groups will not be allowed on the four main procession routes because of permission rules.
Police have already registered 21 cases during the festival for noise violations and other offences.
More than 10,000 police personnel will secure Pune’s Ganpati immersion procession on September 25, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Police will monitor the event using more than 3,500 night-vision AI cameras, including over 400 along procession routes and immersion points.
Drones, mobile surveillance vehicles and more than 200 video-analytics capabilities will help detect crowding, weapons, fires, abandoned objects and unusual activity.
Traffic systems, noise meters, public-address networks and GPS tracking will support enforcement and crowd management.
Police have restricted 150 mandals from the four major processions, while 21 cases have been registered for noise violations and other offences during the celebrations.
- Who
- Pune Police, led by Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, along with more than 10,000 deployed personnel.
- What
- A technology-supported security and traffic-management operation for Pune’s full Ganpati immersion procession.
- When
- The immersion is scheduled for September 25, beginning at 9:30 a.m.; monitoring arrangements operate around the clock.
- Where
- Across Pune, including the four major procession routes, immersion points and ghats, with command operations at the Police Headquarters in Shivajinagar and a War Room at Faraskhana Police Station.
- Why
- To manage crowds, traffic and noise and to detect security threats, emergencies, misinformation and other potential problems during the immersion.
- Police deployment
- More than 10,000 personnel
- AI camera network
- More than 3,500 night-vision AI-enabled cameras across Pune
- Route cameras
- More than 400 cameras along procession routes and at immersion points
- Video analytics
- More than 200 capabilities, including crowd counting, weapon detection, facial recognition and fire detection
- Scheduled start
- 9:30 a.m. on September 25
- Registered mandals
- 4,170 in 2026, compared with 3,959 in 2025
- Noise enforcement
- 112 teams will monitor sound levels; 21 cases have been registered during the first eight days