Telangana CM asks Ganesh mandap organisers to share details of invitees with police for better security
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has requested Ganesh mandap organizers to share guest and venue details with police to improve security and traffic management. He emphasized that maintaining law and order is essential for attracting investment to Hyderabad.
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged organisers of Ganesh mandaps to share details of the venues and guests invited, with the local police commissionerates to facilitate security and traffic arrangements during the festival.
Addressing a review meeting on Ganesh celebrations in the Assembly on Saturday (September 12, 2026), he said the government had revived the tradition of conducting the review to understand the problems faced by festival organisers. He appealed to organisers to provide advance information about the mandaps and the guests being invited.
Such information would help the police take precautionary measures and respond effectively to any unforeseen incidents, he said. Advance details of mandap locations would also facilitate traffic management and the deployment of security personnel, he added.
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