The Ganesh immersion procession in Hyderabad is likely to extend till Friday afternoon. Officials from the city police said that until 9 p.m. of Thursday night, only 40% of idol immersions was finished.
Officials said that post the immersion of the 63-foot Khairatabad Ganesh by Thursday afternoon, the cranes were idle and there was a delay in the procession from Secunderabad and other parts of the city.
City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand said that the idol immersion was likely to go on till Friday afternoon. “As of 9 p.m., we still have 60% of registered idols to go through. The procession of Friday otherwise went peacefully without any untoward incidents,” said the official.
