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Time of India
21-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Planning for new ghats along Godavari in final stage, says divisional commissioner
Nashik: Planning for additional bathing ghats in Trimbakeshwar and Nashik city, as part of the preparation for the upcoming Kumbh Mela is in the final stage, said the civic authorities. They said the work is set to commence after the rainy season with a strong focus on crowd management, river cleanliness, and infrastructure readiness. Arrangements are being made to ensure the Godavari river has water flowing Gedam, the Nashik divisional commissioner who heads the Kumbh Mela Authority established by state govt, said, "The work on the finalisation of the location of the ghats and their planning is almost done. This exercise is being carried out to diversify the large number of people who come during the Amrut Snan at both Nashik and Trimbakeshwar to take a dip in the Godavari. This will not only help in crowd management during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, which occurs during the rainy season, but will also help people bathe peacefully." Gedam added that the major works requiring more time have been prioritised, with less time-consuming projects scheduled to begin later. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Fully Loaded 4 BHK apts for 4.49 Cr(All Incl)* in Sec 104 ATS Triumph, Gurgaon Book Now Undo "We have less time in hand now. However, the projects that require a longer duration have already started, and the others will begin by Jan," he said. A significant issue facing the Godavari is the mixing of untreated sewage with river water, along with seasonal water scarcity. "Regarding the work on sewage treatment plants, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has already started taking steps for the Rs 1600 crore project. The other measure being carried out is for the continuous flow of water. This is being done by pumping in water from smaller adjoining dams in Trimbakeshwar taluka into the Godavari. The flow will be limited only for the special days across the year," Gedam said. He also said the Railways is undertaking major augmentation of Nashik Road railway station along with Devlali, Odha, Kasbe-Sukene, and Kherwadi railway stations, which would be assigned to handle passengers coming by trains from specific regions. Gedam said while there would be no compromise on security arrangements, measures would be taken to ensure pilgrims did not face hardships as experienced during the Amrit Snan in the Kumbh Mela 2014-15. "We will have an incident-free Kumbh Mela at Nashik, for which precautions are being taken by all the govt departments concerned," he said.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
After wait of two months, secondary school teachers to get salary by May 8
Nagpur: After two months of salary getting delayed due to the ongoing education scam issue, relief is round the corner for secondary school teachers in Nagpur. Highly ranked sources in the education department confirmed that salary for March and April will be credited into secondary teachers bank accounts before May 8. But for primary school teachers, the wait will continue for some more time. A senior official, on condition of anonymity, told TOI that salaries had been delayed because of two reasons. "First was because the Pay Unit in-charge for primary section was suspended. Nobody wanted to take up that job because of the ongoing investigation, and things kept getting delayed," said the official. Second reason for delay is that education department has to weed out bogus teachers from the system. The official said "To ensure that Pay Unit (primary) starts functioning, responsibility was give to Gautam Gedam who handles Pay Unit (Secondary)." With Gedam already dealing with excessive workload of clearing salary bills of teachers in secondary department, the additional charge made things difficult. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Scarlett Johansson, 40, Shows Off Her Real Size In A New Vacation Photos 33 Bridges "Gedam is literally working 12 hours everyday, without leave, to get the maximum paperwork cleared. We are almost done with secondary teachers' salary bills and anytime between Monday to Thursday they will get paid," said the official. For primary teachers, the work related to identifying bogus Shalarth IDs and removing them from the system, is still going on. For private-aided schools, the salaries are paid by the govt and hence the word 'bill' is used along with salary. Principals submit a 'bill' of the salary due to teachers, based on their attendance, to the education office. This office clears the bill and sends it to the Pay Unit, which processes the paperwork and credits the amount into teachers bank accounts.
