Mumbai Police have planned heavy security deployment on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. According to the police, more than 18,500 police personnel and officers as well as other specialised units will be on duty on Friday for the immersion of Ganesh idols.

The Maharashtra government had earlier announced that the festivities this year would be held without Covid-19 pandemic norms and several thousand people are expected to take part in immersion processions across the metropolis, an official said on Thursday.