India, Aug. 26 -- Ahead of the 10-day Ganesh festival, the Pune police on Monday said that over 9,000-strong team will be deployed on the city roads to ensure safety and peace during the festival. This year, the police force will use an advanced artificial intelligent (AI) system for crowd management.

According to the police, 3,959 Ganesh mandals and 745,944 households will celebrate the 10-day festival with idols.

Amitesh Kumar, Pune Police Commissioner, said, "Police have carried out 82 review meetings, 32 police chowki-level meets, 60 peace committee and 24 women vigilance committee meetings for the festival."

Ten deputy commissioners of police (DCPs), 27 assistant commissioners of police (ACPs), 772 officers, 8,286 constables, 14 Q...