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Guided by a common manual, 27,000 security personnel will oversee the Ganesha idols immersion exercise on Sunday.
Deployment will be heavy in sensitive areas involving Vajra vehicles, teargas squads, water cannons and quick response teams.
Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar told reporters that the force is ready to ensure a safe and secure day. He said 96 per cent of police officers deployed for security are vaccinated.
No more than 10 people in vehicles with big idols and four in case of small idols will be allowed. DJs have been banned as the noise will make communication difficult for police officers using wireless handsets, Anjani Kumar psaid.
In addition to Hussainsagar, immersion will be at places including Saroornagar Lake, Rajannabowli, Errakunta, and Mir Alam, Shaikpet, Safilguda, Malkajgiri and Hasmatpet tanks.
In all, some 40,000-45,000 idols standing more than four feet tall are expected to be immersed this year.
Additional police commissioner Shikha Goel said, “This is the first time 1,000 women police officers will be deployed to check eve teasing during immersion processions. 10 SHE teams will be around Tank Bund.
“It is unfortunate that during last year’s immersion, over 50 eve teasing cases had been registered. Most of those eve teasers went through 10-day imprisonment,” Goel underlined.
There will be back up forces in the form Rapid Action Force and Greyhound units, among others.