11 new bridges, tent city in Nashik Kumbh master plan
- Sandeep patil
- Apr 4
- 1 min read
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that a master plan is now ready for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela to be held in Nashik in 2027. The master plan encompasses new infrastructure projects including 11 bridges and several roads, sewage treatment plants, tent cities and residential facilities for participants, restoration of the Trimbakeshwar temple and sacred reservoirs and development of new ghats, Fadnavis said in Nashik after holding a meeting to review preparations for the mega event.
“The master plan for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela was presented before me today. It will be implemented in two phases – the first will be completed by the time of the Kumbh mela and second by 2028-29,” Fadnavis told reporters. The plan will now be placed before the high-power committee headed by the chief minister for a final nod.
The state government has earmarked an area of 300 acres for the religious festival that is held in Nashik every 12 years. Like in case of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, it involves ritual bathing, on the banks of Godavari river at Trimbakeshwar and the Ram Kund in Nashik. Ritual bathing was held only at Trimbakeshwar till 1789, when the Maratha Peshwa assigned the Ram Kund to Vaishnavites following a clash between Vaishnavites and Shaivites.
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