Updated On: 08 September, 2022 10:58 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
According to the Mumbai Police, more than 18,500 police personnel and officers as well as other specialised units will be on duty. The police have decided to deploy more than 15,500 police personnel, 3,200 police officers, eight State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) companies, one Rapid Action Force (RAF) company, 750 home guards and 250 trainees

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The Mumbai Police have planned security arrangements ahead of Anant Chaturdashi on Friday. The Mumbai Traffic Police on Thursday issued an advisory for the travellers who are planning to travel to the airport or a railway station. The traffic police have advised the passengers to plan the journey accordingly.
The advisory issued by Raj Tilak Roushan, Deputy Police Commissioner (HQ and Central), Mumbai Traffic Police says, "On September 9, due to Anant Chaturdashi, there will be a huge number of Ganpati Immersion processions on the roads in greater Mumbai. Considering the number of devotees and vehicles participating in immersion processions and the people gathering on the roads, traffic congestion is expected in parts of the city. It is therefore requested that, those citizens who have planned their journey on September 9, by air or trains should consider the above situation and accordingly plan their journey in order to reach the railway station or the airport in time."