On Friday, Telangana's local administration started cleaning lakes and other water bodies after people bid adieu to Lord Ganesha calling an end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Musharraf Ali Faruqui, Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation said, "The entire process of Ganesh immersions in Hyderabad has completed. About 45,000 Ganesh idols were immersed mainly in Tank Bund and surrounding lakes of Hyderabad. After this, the next big challenge is to bring the roads of the city back to a normal state which includes repairing major road repairs, physical infrastructure and fixing sanitation."

Telangana: Lakes in Hyderabad are being cleaned after immersion of idols. Additional Commissioner, GHMC says, "The cleaning has started, 4 amphibious vehicles have been deployed for this purpose, around 100 vehicles will carry the waste from lake to the disposal facility." (13.9) pic.twitter.com/aX4SzqacVe