Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) on Wednesday, August 30, said that they will install over 2000 lights across Mumbai.
The lights will be used to illuminate 71 procession routes, 20 immersion sites and 39 artificial ponds across the city.
As per a mandate by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the electricity supply department oversees the lighting plan for public procession route and immersion places during Ganesh Chaturthi, the BEST undertaking stated.
It also mentioned that they will be installing 15 permanent lamps at the immersion sites and a total of eight diesel generator sets will be arranged for alternative power supply at the immersion sites to ensure smooth power supply in case of emergency in crowded places.
The BEST initiative has planned the lighting of 2296 lamps at 71 procession routes, 20 immersion sites and 39 artificial ponds for Ganesha devotees in the city. Additionally, BEST will be installing 19 searchlights with high intensity to help lifeguards reach the depth of the sea in cases of emergency at immersion sites.
Officers and staff will be appointed to ensure smooth and uninterrupted power supply at the immersion sites, it further read.
Every year the electricity supply department of BEST prepares the lighting plan for public Ganeshotsav procession route immersion places as per the mandate given by BMC and provides temporary power supply to the Ganeshotsav mandals as per their power supply demand application, the undertaking added.
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