Mumbai: This time Ganesh Chaturthi is on 31st August. After 2 years, this time once again in Maharashtra, like every year, grand preparations have started for the celebration of the Ganesh festival. The work of decorating Ganpati Pandal is going on at a very fast pace. Lalbagh Ka Raja is one of the favorite Ganpati of the people of Mumbai.
Significantly, Mumbai’s ‘richest’ Ganesh Pandal has been built by the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Seva Mandal in the King’s Circle area of Mumbai. An insurance cover of Rs 316.40 crore has also been taken by the board. Because the Ganesh idol is decorated by the Mandal with ornaments made of gold and other precious materials. Keeping this in mind, the Board has taken an insurance cover.
What is included in insurance?
According to the Times of India news, the Mandal has taken various types of insurance against risks from New India Assurance to protect the pandal. In which gold and silver jewelry has been insured for Rs 31.97 crore. An insurance cover of Rs 1 crore for all other items like furniture, fixtures and fittings, computers, CCTV cameras present in the pandal and special risks in the pandal, accidents like fire, etc., for the site premises has been insured for Rs 77.5 lakh.
This insurance is also for employees
Not only this but personal accident insurance cover of Rs 263 crore has also been taken by the Mandal for priests, cooks, footwear stall employees, security guards, etc. Along with this, an insurance cover of Rs 20 crore has also been taken for the pandal, stadium, and devotees. Almost everything has been taken care of in this insurance cover.
