Summary:
As smooth as it gets: An idol being immersed in water using mechanical quick-release hook developed by a private firm. He said the city police procured about 160 such mechanical quick-release hooks developed by a private firm and were successfully used at Tank Bund. He said earlier, the police used a U-shaped hook weighing about 15 kg for lowering the idols into water, which needed manpower. “But this hook does not need human intervention and is quick and safe,” he said, adding that it was hardly 5.6 kg. The new technology was adopted to ensure quicker immersion of idols, he said..