Telangana’s Ganesh idol immersions took place under heightened security on Friday, with police, district administrations and civic departments deploying drones, CCTV cameras, cranes, swimmers, rescue teams and emergency services at major immersion points across the state.
The arrangements brought together police, revenue, municipal, fire, medical and electricity departments, with officials focusing on crowd movement, traffic management, barricading, lighting, electrical safety and emergency response. Immersion routes and water bodies were monitored as processions moved through several districts.
In Karimnagar, nearly 2,400 idols were immersed across the district, including about 1,000 within Karimnagar municipal limits. Police commissioner Gouse Alam said around 850 police personnel had been deployed for the arrangements. Manakondur, Kothapalli lake and the Chintakunta canal were equipped with cranes, swimmers and Disaster Response Force boats. Crime teams and She Teams were also deployed in crowded areas.
At the Penuganga immersion point in Adilabad, Basara Zone DIG R Bhaskaran directed officials to monitor crowd movement, traffic, electrical wires and vehicle movement closely. CCTV and drone cameras were used to monitor major locations, immersion routes and crowded areas, while the command control centre was reviewed during his inspection. Bhaskaran also visited RIMS and expressed condolences to the families of five children who died in a recent incident.
In Jogulamba Gadwal, wine shops, bars and toddy shops in Gadwal, Aija, Waddepally and Alampur municipalities, as well as Erravalli, were closed from 6 am on Friday to 6 am on Saturday. Superintendent of Police T Srinivasa Rao said the decision was intended to support public movement, security and law-and-order arrangements, and warned of legal action against violators.
At Beechupally on the Krishna river, authorities installed cranes and barricades and deployed swimmers, medical teams and fire services. In Sangareddy, Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj directed police and other departments to remain alert until all immersions were completed. At the Godavarikhani immersion point in Peddapalli, Ramagundam Commissioner of Police Amber Kishore Jha called for preventive measures throughout the procession and immersion and prohibited DJs that could disturb law and order.
Police in Kamareddy used drones and CCTV cameras to monitor processions. Mahbubnagar police issued safety instructions covering water bodies, traffic and sound systems, while Dubbak Commissioner of Police Rashmi Perumal inspected procession routes and the immersion site. Officials across the districts were directed to maintain surveillance and emergency readiness until the remaining immersions were completed.
