Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has deployed dedicated ground teams along major Ganesh immersion procession routes to guarantee an uninterrupted and safe power supply.“Officials have already inspected the procession routes and immersion sites and completed necessary maintenance and repairs to the electrical infrastructure,” said Dnyandev Padalkar, in-charge chief engineer of MSEDCL. Personnel from Parvati, Shivajinagar, and Rasta Peth divisions will remain on duty round-the-clock from Sept 24 to 26. The deployment will continue until the immersion of the city’s prominent idols is complete, ensuring a rapid response to any power-related faults or emergencies.The Parvati division has set up a 24-hour control room at Mahatma Phule Mandai office, with senior officials coordinating with field staff. Fifteen teams, each comprising three employees, have been deployed in the division.Six teams under Shukravar Peth-Sadashiv Peth branch will cover Mandai area, Tulshibaug, Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple area, Kumthekar Road, SP College, Alka Chowk and Rameshwar Chowk-Mamledar Kacheri stretch.An emergency team has been stationed at Perugate Chowk. Nine teams under Navi Peth-Dattawadi branch will cover areas including New English School, Ganjve Chowk, Dandekar Bridge, Janata Vasahat and Sinhagad Road-Mhatre Bridge-Mhasoba Chowk stretch.The Shivajinagar division has deployed teams under Modi Ganapati, Shivajinagar and Khadki branches. Personnel will cover key stretches, including Samadhan Chowk, Kunthe Chowk, Chitrashala Chowk, Alka Chowk, Police Ground, the civic headquarters, Wakadewadi-Sancheti Hospital and Patil Estate.Teams under Khadki branch have also been positioned along immersion routes from Sagar Hotel to Sonar Galli, Mauli Chowk to Rajmol Chowk, Cantonment Hospital to Gadi Adda and Bhatia Lodge to Ram Mandir.MSEDCL will also operate a monitoring centre near Zudio on Laxmi Road, where senior officials will monitor the procession and coordinate response measures.In the Rasta Peth division, three-member teams have been stationed at Samadhan Chowk, Lal Mahal Chowk and Pasodya Vithoba Mandir Chowk, with emergency power supply arrangements in place.
