Ganesh immersion: 27,000 cops deployed across Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police has deployed 27,000 cops to ensure security during Ganesh immersion on Sunday.
At a press conference on Sunday, Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar said that all necessary arrangements have been made for the smooth flow of traffic on Sunday. The CP said that thousands of devotees are expected near Hussainsagar on Sunday.
Officials said that over 20,000 idols of more than four feet in height and thousands of smaller idols are expected to be immersed on Sunday.The famous Khairatabad Ganesh will be immersed by 2 pm on Sunday. There are 32 immersion points.
The Ganesh idols have been divided into two categories, those above 10 feet and those below 10 feet. “Bar-coded stickers have been handed over to Ganesh pandal organisers to help intracking the idol. Also, the pandal organisers have to immerse the idol in the immersion points based on the height of the idol,” Anjani Kumar said.
This year, apart from the immersion points on Tank Bund and NTR Marg, GHMC officials and police have made arrangements at People’s Plaza for idol immersion. Small ponds have also been arranged.
Wine shops and bars will be closed from 6 am on Sunday to 6 pm on Monday.