Arrangements are in place to provide free water supply to Ganesh pandals in Telangana

TGSPDCL CMD Jitesh V. Patil (centre) at Balapur Ganesh Pandal in Hyderabad on Sunday. | Photo credit: By arrangement

HYDERABAD

Two distribution companies in Telangana – Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TGSPDCL) and Northern Discom (TGNPDCL) – have made all arrangements to provide free electricity supply to Ganesh pandals in the state as directed by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

Chairman and Managing Director of TGSPDCL, Jitesh V. Patil, visited Khairatabad and Balapur pandals on Sunday and reviewed arrangements for uninterrupted power supply with all safety measures during the festival. He interacted with the Ganesh Utsav Committee and inquired about arrangements regarding power supply, backup systems and emergency response mechanism. He said that the entire infrastructure will be continuously monitored from the moment the idol is installed to the final immersion procession.

Later he visited Balapur Ganesh Pandal and reviewed the arrangements there. He said that an officer would be designated for 24/7 monitoring for each Ganesh pandal. He appealed to the organizers not to resort to hooking directly from power lines as it is highly dangerous. CMD has urged the organizers and general public to contact TGSPDCL helpline 1912 or WhatsApp number 8712441912 in case of any emergency.

Published – 13 Sep 2026 21:41 IST