<p>The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is working closely with the traffic and police department to ensure peaceful processions of Lord Ganesha across the metropolis as the ten-day revelry culminates today with immersion of the elephant-headed God.<br /><br />The civic body has arranged for 6,000 volunteers, 500 lifeguards, 59 motorboats, over 60 first-aid stations and ambulances besides 15 mobile toilets at all immersion sites, BMC Deputy Municipal Commissioner Kishore Kshirsagar said.<br /><br />"We have arranged these dispensaries to treat medical emergencies," he said.<br /><br />Traffic control rooms, search lights and watch towers have been put up at five main immersion spots -- Girgaum Chowpatty, Shivaji Park Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, Juhu Chowpatty and Powai.<br /><br />Also, there will be 37 watch towers at other locations to regulate traffic and processions, Kshirsagar said.<br /><br />Several NGOs including United Way and Clean Mumbai Foundation among others joined BMC's efforts to keep beaches clean during the immersion.<br /><br />"Our idea is to hold back flowers and other miscellaneous items from being dumped into the sea while idols are being immersed. The offerings will be segregated in different bags -- flowers and fruits in white bags, plastic material in black bags and other material in blue bags," Kunti Oza from Clean Mumbai Foundation said.<br /><br />Last year, around 1.87 lakh idols were immersed and the number is expected to increase this year. Security here has also been stepped up in wake of the immersion processions.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is working closely with the traffic and police department to ensure peaceful processions of Lord Ganesha across the metropolis as the ten-day revelry culminates today with immersion of the elephant-headed God.<br /><br />The civic body has arranged for 6,000 volunteers, 500 lifeguards, 59 motorboats, over 60 first-aid stations and ambulances besides 15 mobile toilets at all immersion sites, BMC Deputy Municipal Commissioner Kishore Kshirsagar said.<br /><br />"We have arranged these dispensaries to treat medical emergencies," he said.<br /><br />Traffic control rooms, search lights and watch towers have been put up at five main immersion spots -- Girgaum Chowpatty, Shivaji Park Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, Juhu Chowpatty and Powai.<br /><br />Also, there will be 37 watch towers at other locations to regulate traffic and processions, Kshirsagar said.<br /><br />Several NGOs including United Way and Clean Mumbai Foundation among others joined BMC's efforts to keep beaches clean during the immersion.<br /><br />"Our idea is to hold back flowers and other miscellaneous items from being dumped into the sea while idols are being immersed. The offerings will be segregated in different bags -- flowers and fruits in white bags, plastic material in black bags and other material in blue bags," Kunti Oza from Clean Mumbai Foundation said.<br /><br />Last year, around 1.87 lakh idols were immersed and the number is expected to increase this year. Security here has also been stepped up in wake of the immersion processions.<br /><br /></p>