Pune Municipal Corporation Announces Extensive Safety, Infrastructure, And Environmental Measures For Ganeshotsav 2025
Pune Municipal Corporation Announces Extensive Safety, Infrastructure, And Environmental Measures For Ganeshotsav 2025
Pune, August 27, 2025: To ensure the safety of citizens during Ganpati immersion, the Pune Fire Brigade has deployed firemen and lifeguards at the following immersion ghats, a practice followed since 1992 to prevent drowning incidents:
- Amriteshwar Ghat
- Pulachi Wadi
- Near Natraj Cinema
- Omkareshwar
- Vruddheshwar
- Garware College
- Panchaleshwar
- Ashtabhuja Mandir
- Sangam Ghat
- Vitthal Mandir
- Bappu Ghat
- Thosar Paga Ghat
- Chima Udyan Yerwada
- Dattawadi Ghat
- Warje (Smashanbhumi)
Key Arrangements:
- Safety ropes installed across rivers to prevent drowning.
- Citizens encouraged to immerse idols in artificial tanks rather than entering deep waters.
- Leave of all fire brigade staff canceled between August 27 and September 6, 2025.
- 15 firemen and 90 lifeguards (30 reserved) deployed daily across ghats.
- Life jackets and high-visibility vests for lifeguards.
- Emergency wireless communication centers at Tilak Chowk and behind Natraj Cinema during Anant Chaturdashi processions.
- Fire Safety Awareness programs conducted in collaboration with FSAI for Ganesh Mandal volunteers.
Electrical Safety and Lighting Arrangements
- Streetlight poles across Pune have been inspected; citizens warned against tampering, drawing unauthorized electricity, or tying objects to poles.
- Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company to provide temporary power connections at subsidized rates for pandals.
- 3,708 LED lights, 197 generator sets, 388 speaker sets, and 192 sq. ft. LED screens to be installed at 429 immersion sites.
- 344 temporary CCTV cameras to monitor sensitive areas across five municipal zones.
Road and Traffic Department Preparations
- Roads along immersion routes repaired, resurfaced, and potholes filled.
- Mission 32 Roads in core city areas completed.
- Introduction of PMC Road Mitra App for citizens to report road issues instantly.
- Emergency road repair vans to operate during the festival.
Solid Waste & Idol Immersion Management
- Artificial immersion tanks:Â 38 built tanks + 648 iron tanks across 281 locations.
- 328 Nirmalya containers and 241 idol collection centers set up.
- Shadu clay idol collection centers established at 46 locations for eco-friendly reuse.
- Awareness campaigns urging citizens to avoid immersion in natural water bodies.
- 554 portable toilets to be installed across the city.
Environmental Awareness & Recycling
- Collaborations with NGOs like Ecoexist, Swachh Pune Seva Cooperative, Cummins India, Janwani, and Jivit Nadi to recycle Shadu clay.
- Religious offerings (Nirmalya) to be converted into compost for farmers.
- Public urged to avoid dumping plastic, thermocol, or non-biodegradable waste.
Inspections and Review
Senior PMC officials, including Additional Municipal Commissioner Omprakash Divate, Deputy Commissioners Vijay Thorat & Prashant Thombre, and other engineers and health inspectors, have conducted site visits to immersion tanks and reviewed arrangements.
