KURNOOL/ADILABAD/NALGONDA: The immersion of Ganesh idols was held in a grand manner in Kurnool city today. All the streets in the city reverberated with the chants of `Ganapathi Bappa Moriya’.
KURNOOL: More than 600 idols, it was estimated, were installed at various places in the city and offered prayers for the last nine days.
The processions with the idols continued from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the city. The idols installed around Rambhotla temple were taken through I Town Flower Bazaar, Sharaf Bazaar, Park Road, zilla parishad, Raj Vihar, Budhavarapet, Big Hospital Road and brought to Vinayak Ghat for the immersion.
Similarly, those installed at Venkataramana Colony, Narsingaraopet, Ballari Chowrasta and Kallur areas were also brought in a procession to Raj Vihar and immersed at Vinayak Ghat.
The idols from Biral Gate and Sea Camp also were brought to Vinayak Ghat where cultural programmes were performed on a dais set up at the place.
The idol immersion continued from 3 p.m. to 12 in the midnight.
District Collector Mukesh Kumar Meena, SP Srikanth, DIG Mohan Rao, Kurnool MP Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy, MLA T G Venkatesh, Mayor Raghurami Reddy, leaders of Ganesh Mahotsava Central Committee Kapileswaraiah, S Sudhakar, Hanumantha Rao Chowdary, L Viswanadtham, K Narsimha Varma and others were present.
ADILABAD: Amidst heavey security, the immersion passed off peacefullyi n Bhainsa town today. Superintendent of Police P Pramod Kumar supervised the arrangements. Nearly 100 idols were immersed in the Goddennavagu project after being carried out in processions.
NALGONDA: The district administration has completed all arrangements for the immersion of idols slated tomorrow.
The procession of the idols will be inaugurated by IT Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy at 8:30 a.m. at anuman Nagar. The idols will be immersed in the left canal of Sagar at Alinagar in Haliya mandal. Police personnel pressed into bandobust arrangements include four CIs, 33 SIs, two DSPs, one ASP, 770 cops, 30 lady constables and 3 bomb squads.