Dynamite News Ganesh Visarjan 2022: 19 people died during Ganesh Idols immersion in Maharashtra
The 10-day Ganesh festival, which had started on 31 August, ended on Friday. Read more on Dynamite News:
Mumbai: At least 19 people died, 14 of them due to drowning, in different incidents during the immersion of Ganesh idols in different parts of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
According to police three persons drowned at Sawangi in Wardha district, while another one drowned at Devli. Two persons drowned in a pond in Yavatmal district during immersion of idols.
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As per official sources, two persons died of drowning in separate incidents at Supa and Belvandi Ahmednagar district and two others died in Jalgaon district. One each died in Pune's rural part, Dhule, Satara and Solapur city.
Four persons died in a road accident at Sakkardara area of Nagpur city during Ganesh immersion, police said.
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In Thane, a woman was killed and 4 others injured after a tree collapsed on a Ganesh pandal in Kolbad area amid rains.
The 10-day Ganesh festival, which had started on 31 August, ended on Friday. (with Agency inputs)