Mumbai Police will be increasing the number of plainclothes policemen this year during Ganpati visarjan, to keep an eye on miscreants. In all, around 47,000 uniformed police personnel will be deployed in the city on the tenth day of visarjan.

Police said they would keep an eye out for suspicious elements and ensure smooth proceedings for the immersion, especially for big Ganesh mandals like Lalbaug, Girgaum and Ganesh Galli. File pic for representation.