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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: WITH Ganpati set to visit this year on September 2, preparations for Vinayaka Chaturthi have begun across the city. Officials of the fire and electricity departments have cautioned all Ganesh Utsav Committees in the city to stay away from illegal electricity connections at their pandals, considering short-circuits have been the most common cause of fire mishaps in the past. Moreover, they install power connection on their own without any safety concerns,” said an electricity department official. However, it is alleged that people bribe the electricity linemen instead, to get a connection. Swamy has suggested the Utsav committees to use a standard service power cable to minimise chances of a short-circuit..