Archive · 21 Sep 2026
PMC Deploys Medical Teams and Ambulances Across Pune for Ganeshotsav
The Pune Municipal Corporation is setting up medical help across the city during Ganeshotsav.
Health camps will be available at major Ganesh mandals and municipal hospitals.
Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers will help people who need care.
A special camp at the Dagdusheth Ganpati Trust will have a small three-bed ICU.
Ambulances and medical teams will be placed near important immersion procession routes on September 25 and 26.
Medical teams will also work at immersion ghats across the city.
More than 50 ambulances have been arranged.
The PMC is working with 120 hospitals during the festival.
These plans are meant to help devotees quickly receive treatment during large crowds.
Pune Municipal Corporation will provide medical services at 275 locations during Ganeshotsav.
A health camp at the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Trust includes a three-bed ICU and round-the-clock staff.
Ambulances and medical teams will be stationed at key locations during the September 25-26 immersion processions.
The PMC said 11 ambulances are available through the 108 emergency service, while more than 50 ambulances have been deployed overall.
Around 700 to 800 patients received treatment during last year’s immersion processions, according to PMC sources.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation Health Department, medical teams, hospitals, and ambulance services.
- What
- Medical camps, ICU support, ambulances, and emergency services are being arranged for Ganeshotsav and the immersion processions.
- When
- During Ganeshotsav, with special ambulance arrangements on September 25 and 26; the preparations followed a September 10 review meeting.
- Where
- Across Pune, including 275 locations, immersion ghats, major Ganesh mandals, municipal hospitals, Deccan Gymkhana, Natraj Talkies, and Laxmi Road.
- Why
- To provide medical assistance and emergency care to devotees during the festival and crowded immersion processions.
- Organiser
- Pune Municipal Corporation Health Department
- Coverage
- Medical services planned at 275 locations across Pune
- Dagdusheth facility
- A dedicated health camp with a three-bed ICU
- Ambulances
- Eleven ambulances are available under the 108 emergency ambulance service, and more than 50 have been deployed overall
- Hospitals
- 120 hospitals are providing services in coordination with the PMC
- Immersion dates
- Special ambulance arrangements are planned for September 25 and 26
- Previous-year treatment
- Approximately 700 to 800 patients received treatment on the immersion procession day in the previous year