Single-window system of Belagavi police to aid festival preparations
Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) has undertaken pothole filling and road repair works. The police department held multiple meetings with the office bearers of various Mandals to address their grievances.
Ganesh Mandals have planned to celebrate Ganeshotsav at more than 3,500 places across the district, including over 400 locations in Belagavi city. It is mandatory for Ganesh Mandals to obtain permission from the district administration to install public Ganesh idols.
Therefore, a single window centre was started in the city police commissioner's office premises in collaboration with the BCC, Hescom, public works department, fire department, and police department.
Environmentalist Sujith said that the use of PoP Ganesha idols should be gradually reduced, as they harm the environment. City police commissioner Bhushan Borase said in a release that permission centres will function from 2 pm to 10 pm every day.
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Security arrangements across the district
Belagavi Ganeshotsava is special in the state, with lakhs of people gathering. Therefore, the police department has prepared for a peaceful festival by keeping a close watch on sensitive areas. It was decided to deploy police officers from outside districts, including KSRP and RAF. A police officer said that a meeting of leaders of various religions was already held in all police stations, instructing them to celebrate the festival peacefully.
Preparation in BCC jurisdiction
According to the officials of the district administration, Rs 18 lakh was allocated for the use of cranes for the immersion of Ganesha idols in wells. BCC has reserved Rs 48 lakh for the cleaning of Ganesh idol immersion ponds located in various places, including Old Kapileshwar pond, Kote Kere, and Kanabargi pond. The corporation has decided to close the potholes on the roads used for idol immersion processions.
BCC commissioner Shubha B said that in the wake of Ganeshotsav, priority is being given to improving the city's main roads and cleaning the idol immersion ponds. The work has started in some places.
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