Overview

• Kolkata Police and the KMC launched a joint operation at major ghats with watchtowers, drones, expanded CCTV, River Traffic Police patrols, divers on standby and boats to retrieve idol frames.
• Environmental controls in Kolkata include bamboo enclosures to contain debris and dustbins for offerings, with engineers and sanitation teams deployed, as police enforce curbs on loud DJs with 238 pickets across the city.
• Gorakhpur opened three artificial ponds on the Rapti’s banks for immersions starting October 2 at 7 am over three days, with daily water replacement and 4,285 idols registered.
• East Singhbhum prepared tight security and local divers at Swarnarekha ghats due to higher water levels, as Deputy Commissioner Karn Satyarthi reviewed routes with puja committees.
• Guwahati carried out immersions at designated Brahmaputra ghats with NDRF and SDRF on duty, music systems barred at the sites, limited committee access per idol and an expected count of about 400 idols.