Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announced that the state government is making elaborate preparations to celebrate the upcoming Ganesh festival on a grand scale this year.

The government recently declared the 10-day Ganesh festival, beginning on August 27, as an “official state festival,” reported news agency PTI. 

To review the preparations, Pawar chaired a meeting with officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the district collectorate, and the police department.