The administration has accelerated preparations to facilitate the travel of devotees coming to Nashik and Trimbakeshwar for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, to effectively plan the transport system and to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place on time. A detailed review of the parking lots, transport routes, directional signs, infrastructure in Sadhugram and ghat development works was taken up in a meeting of senior officials today.
The meeting was held on Saturday at the Kumbh Mela Authority under the chairmanship of Guardian Secretary and Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department Eknath Dawale. The meeting was attended by Special Inspector General of Police of Nashik Zone Sanjay Yenpure, Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik, Superintendent of Police D. S. Swamy, Commissioner of Nashik Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority Shekhar Singh, Nashik Municipal Commissioner Manisha Khatri, District Collector Ayush Prasad, along with representatives of various agencies including Public Works Department, Water Resources Department, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company, Forest Department, and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.
In the backdrop of the Kumbh Mela, all departments should coordinate their work planning with each other, keep up-to-date information on the current status of the work, and resolve pending approvals and technical issues in time, Dawle directed. He emphasized on necessary coordination and follow-up to ensure that there is no delay in taking decisions on issues related to various systems.