Pune, 9th August 2025: The Tilak Road Ganesh Visarjan Committee has decided to complete this year’s immersion procession before midnight. The decision was taken during a meeting of committee members, police officials, and representatives of various Ganesh mandals on Friday, followed by an inspection of the procession route.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) Milind Mohite, senior police inspectors from Swargate, Vishrambaug and Khadak police stations, and office bearers of major Ganesh mandals participated in the discussion. They reviewed arrangements and agreed on measures to prevent delays and manage large crowds
To ensure smoother movement, each mandal will be allowed only one or two drum teams. Food vendors, who usually occupy the main road, will be asked to shift their stalls to internal lanes. Authorities aim to reduce procession time, mandals starting from Jedhe Chowk should finish within five hours, and those from Puram Chowk within four hours. A total of 206 mandals will join the immersion procession from these two starting points.
Large crowds often cause long halts at Jedhe and Puram chowks. To speed up the flow, drum beating and loudspeaker use will be banned at these locations. Police have appealed to mandal volunteers to cooperate so that the immersion can end on time without unnecessary congestion.
