Overview

• Mumbai will field more than 21,000 police personnel for Anant Chaturdashi, introduce AI for route and traffic management, monitor with over 10,000 CCTVs and official drones, and enforce a ban on private drones with detailed traffic diversions issued citywide.
• The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating a threat that referenced 14 terrorists and 34 vehicles carrying 400 kg of RDX, with ATS and other agencies alerted and security stepped up as police urge the public to report suspicious activity.
• Pune Police advanced the Kasba Ganpati start to 9:30 a.m., capped each mandal at two dhol‑tasha troupes with 60 members per troupe, barred using both troupe and sound system together, and banned filming or sharing images of immersed idols until September 15 under BNSS Section 163.
• Pune civic authorities readied 38 artificial ponds, 648 iron tanks, CCTV at 429 immersion sites, control rooms, and 30 ambulances, with lifeguards and fire brigade staff on round‑the‑clock duty and road repairs completed on key routes.
• Hyderabad plans roughly 29,000–30,000 police on duty, extensive CCTV and drone coverage, cranes and rescue teams at Hussain Sagar, DJ restrictions for public health, and traffic curbs as officials expect about 50,000 idols to be immersed at the lake.