As Pune city is on alert this festive season, the Pune police have trained around 32,000 citizens who turned volunteers to help police in bandobast during Ganpati festival in order to avoid any undue incidences. Such volunteers are given training of safety from fire, handling the mob, shown some social aliment suspect pictures along with Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS).

In the Pune city commissionerate, there are 30 police stations including some 100 police chowkies and nearly 3,500 public Ganpatis have been set up on the street. Pune city police along with local citizens, former police, home guards work together in handling the mob to avoid any major undue incidences. Considering the strength of police, around 32000 citizens including former police officer, college students, citizens with every Ganpati Mandal have come together and trained.