On Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar granted official permission to Ganpati pandals in Pune to use loud speakers till 12 am for five days during the festival this year.

Pawar attended a joint meeting organised for the Ganpati pandals in the city, with city police commissioner Gulabrao Pol, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Mayor Vaishali Bankar, Commissioner Mahesh Pathak and all city MLAs and MPs at Balgandharv Rangmandir.