Mumbai Police on Monday announced extensive security and crowd-control measures for Ganeshotsav 2025, announcing that more than 17,000 personnel will be deployed across the city during the 10-day celebrations.
The Ganeshotsav will be celebrated across Mumbai from August 27 to September 6, 2025.
According to an official, like every year, it is expected to see large gatherings of devotees visiting public Ganesh pandals decorated with vibrant themes, cultural displays, and social programmes. To ensure a safe and peaceful celebration, the Mumbai Police Commissioner, along with senior officers, has arranged for extensive security deployment across the city, Mid-Day reported.
He said that as part of the arrangements, 36 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), 51 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 2,637 police officers, and 14,430 police constables will be on duty during the entire festival period.
Police said the security plan will also be reinforced by RPF platoons, SRPF, Quick Response Teams, Riot Control Units, Delta and Combat units, along with Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads and Home Guards across Mumbai.
The personnel will be deployed at major immersion sites, including Girgaon Chowpatty, Dadar, Juhu, Marve, Versova and Powai lakes, as well as along key procession routes likely to witness heavy traffic.
“A special security arrangement has also been planned for Ganesh idol immersion processions, with additional police deployment at beaches and seashores for those days,” said an official.
For the festival, the police had earlier also announced traffic restrictions and diversions across the city.
In a traffic advisory issued on Saturday, Mumbai Police said that with Ganeshotsav 2025 celebrations scheduled from August 27 to September 6, special traffic arrangements have been put in place.
Mumbai Police has urged all citizens to cooperate with authorities, especially at crowded locations, and to immediately report any unattended items or suspicious objects.
