The Times of India        08.09.2014 

PMC fixes 17 spots for immersion

PUNE:
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has set up 17 immersion points
along the Mutha river for devotees to cut short the distance for the
?visarjan’ of Ganesha idols on Monday.

“The civic
administration has appealed to devotees to immerse the idols in the
makeshift tanks and put nirmalya (floral offerings) in the containers.
Life guards, generators and loudspeakers will be ready at the immersion
ghats,” a press release from the civic body stated.

Immersion
arrangements have been made at Sangam, Nene/Apte, Vrudheshwar,
Omkareshwar ghats, Ashtabhuja temple in Narayan Peth, Pulachiwadi,
Bapughat in Narayan Peth, Vitthal Mandir (Alka chowk), behind Garware
College, Thosarpaga, Dattawadi, Rajaram Bridge, Aundhgaon ghats, Chima
Udyan, Yerawada, Bund Garden and Warje-Karvenagar ghats.

Fire
brigade personnel will be on guard at these immersion points to prevent
accidents. They will also help people immerse their idols. Ropes have
been strung along the ghats and in the riverbed for people to hold on
to. The civic body has urged people not to venture deep into the river.

Light masts have been put up for better visibility as the immersion is
likely to go on throughout the night. A public address system will give
safety instructions. The fire brigade has urged Ganesh mandals to take
precautions against fires. Mandals have been told to keep halogen and
powerful lights away from the pandal cloth. “Multiple electricity supply
from a single point should be avoided,” fire brigade officials have
told mandals. The civic body has installed CCTV cameras at critical
points. immersion points, roads, important landmarks along the routes
and on the ghats.

In emergency contact

Fire brigade: 101

Public relations officer

Sanjay More: 9689931141

Disaster management cell

Ganesh Sonune: 9689931511

Prakash Borse: 9689931654

Fire Brigade

Prashant Ranpise

9689931511

Other important numbers: 25501269, 25506800, 25506801, 25506802, 25506803, 25506804

Immersion points

Sangam ghat, Nene/Apte ghat, Vrudheshwar, Omkareshwar ghats, Ashtabhuja
temple in Narayan Peth, Pulachiwadi (two locations), Bapughat in
Narayan Peth, Vitthal Mandir (Alka chowk), behind Garware College,
Thosarpaga, Dattawadi, Rajaram Bridge, Aundhgaon ghats, Chima Udyan,
Yerawada, Bund Garden and Warje-Karvenagar ghat