4 Lakh Free Clay Ganesh Idols to Be Distributed Across Hyderabad
The three corporations are making elaborate arrangements for the immersion of idols at 25 water bodies in Hyderabad and its suburbs
Hyderabad: The three municipal corporations in Hyderabad and its suburbs decided to distribute as many as four lakh clay Ganesh idols at free of cost to worship during the 11-day Vinayaka Chathurti festival on September 14.
While the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will distribute two lakh idols, Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) and Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) will distribute two lakh idols.
Of the four lakh idols each ranging between eight inches, one foot and 1.5 feet height, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will supply one lakh idols to GHMC and 50,000 each idols to MMC and CMC.
The three corporations are making elaborate arrangements for the immersion of idols at 25 water bodies in Hyderabad and its suburbs. While large idols would be immersed in lakes, small idols in baby ponds, officials said.
In 2025, more than 2.07 lakh idols were immersed across Greater Hyderabad limits. Of them, close to 50,000 were immersed in Hussainsagar while others at lakes in Saroornagar, Kukatpally, Kapra, IDL and Safilguda.
Over 50,000 police personnel were deployed to oversee the smooth immersion of Ganesh idols including the towering Khairatabad Ganesh idol.
