MUMBAI: The Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet announced today that it will be telecast the Ganapati Visarjan live from Girgaum Chowpatty on 20 September 2002.

'The channel, which has been telecasting the event for the past seven years, will broadcast the event using state-of-the-art technology with an 8-cameras setup at Girgaum Chowpatty, an official release says. It will also hold exclusive interviews with dignitaries who visit the immersion site . The live transmission will commence from 12 noon and will continue till the wee hours of the morning when the last idol is immersed.

'In another initiative, forindia.com a horizontal portal from the Hinduja TMT stable, will make available the live webcast of the immersion to cater to global audiences.

The Ganpati Festival is celebrated throughout Mumbai with passion and zeal, with thousands of Ganpati devotees thronging the streets to catch glimpses of the idols which are finally immersed amidst chants of Ganapati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Yaa.