Hyderabad Police step up security for Ganesh festivities
Hyderabad police are implementing strict security measures for the upcoming Ganesh festival, including mandatory geo-tagging of pandals and coordinated traffic management. Officials are focusing on crowd control and ensuring safe immersion routes across the expanded city jurisdiction.
Why it matters
Effective festival management is critical in densely populated urban areas to prevent stampedes, traffic gridlock, and communal tensions during large-scale public events.
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar directed police officers to put in place robust security arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh festival celebrations and immersion festivities, with a focus on preventing untoward incidents while ensuring that normal traffic and city activities are not disrupted.
Commissioner Sajjanar issued the directions at a preparatory meeting with police officers of the rank of Sub-Inspector and above at the TGICCC Auditorium in Banjara Hills on Saturday. Law and Order and Traffic DCPs briefed the meeting on security measures in their respective jurisdictions, coordination with other departments and deployment plans.
The Commissioner directed Station House Officers to hold regular coordination meetings at the field level with peace committees, pandal organisers and representatives of various departments. Officers were told to ensure visible policing and exercise restraint and patience while interacting with devotees and the public.
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