Overview
- Cities across Maharashtra and elsewhere have finished final preparations for Anant Chaturdashi processions on Friday, with Mumbai, Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai naming detailed routes and reception points for idol immersions.
- Mumbai’s BMC has opened 383 artificial lakes at 278 locations, set up 261 reception centres and deployed more than 25,000 civic staff plus 1,132 lifeguards to handle crowds and collect ritual waste.
- Mumbai Police will place roughly 22,000–24,000 officers on duty and specialised units such as RAF, SRPF and anti-drone squads will staff key immersion routes and control rooms.
- Hyderabad announced nearly 20,000 police personnel, integration of over 10,000 CCTV feeds and 24 drones to monitor crowd density while Navi Mumbai and Raigad added hundreds of artificial ponds, drones and bomb‑squad inspections.
- Traffic and safety measures include phased road closures, heavy-vehicle bans, extra rail/metro services, cranes and rafts for large idols, and organised nirmalya collection to limit water pollution and speed dispersal of crowds.