Pune, 3rd September 2022: As the colours of Pune Ganeshotsav are prospering, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has now started preparations for immersion (Visarjan). From the fifth day onwards, households, as well as some public Ganeshas, start to be immersed, so the Municipal Corporation has completed preparations for this.

The administration has prepared the system at 303 immersion sites in 15 regional offices. Alka Talkies Chowk, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Tilak Road, Narayan Peth, Mati Ganapati, Wooden Bridge, SM Joshi Bridge, Mandap and stage have also been put up by the Pune Municipal Corporation.

Ambulances, medical teams, mobile toilets, notice boards etc. have been prepared in public places by the Health Department. On behalf of the Municipal Health Department, Deccan Gymkhana, near Nutan Marathi School, Lakshmi Road till the end of the procession, independent medical Officers, pharmacists, auxiliary nurses, junior nurses, nursing orderlies and drivers have been appointed.

At this time, the health department has appealed to use Gulal carefully in the procession and to use natural colours instead of chemical colours in the procession.

Medicines have been sprayed on the ghats and the procession route. Also, lifeguard teams will be deployed on the ghats. Apart from this, fire brigade personnel have been deployed at each ghat on behalf of the fire brigade.

It is advised that children and senior citizens should be kept away from the water bodies on the ghats, rivers or lakes at this time. If someone is drowning in the water, immediately alert the lifeguard present there. While going by boat, the fire brigade has requested that one should sit in it after estimating the capacity of the boat, if possible, the sculpture of Ganapati should be immersed by the lifeguards.