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Time of India
10 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Nashik civic body to install sirens at 12 locations in city ahed of Simhastha Kumbh Mela
Nashik: The civic body has decided to install sirens at 12 locations across Nashik city as part of its preparations for emergencies and the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela. Last month, the state home department sent a letter to the district collector regarding the installation of sirens to manage emergencies. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Subsequently, district collector Jalaj Sharma instructed the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to implement siren installations in the city. During a recent meeting, NMC commissioner Manisha Khatri told officials of various departments, including public works, electricity, education, and disaster management, to coordinate the installation of sirens at the locations identified by civic officials. The sirens, which can be heard up to 3.5km, will provide alerts to devotees attending the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in the event of disasters or emergencies. The twelve identified locations for siren installation include the NMC headquarters, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, municipal corporation school 89 (Pathardi Phata), municipal corporation school 43 (Kathe Galli), municipal corporation school 20 (Shivajinagar), municipal corporation school 24 (Vishwasnagar), municipal corporation school 64 (Vihitgaon), Ambad fire station, Nashik Road divisional office, Satpur divisional office, and NMC's fire station at Amrutdham in Panchavati. Nashik is one of four cities where the Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years. The last Simhastha Kumbh Mela took place in 2015, with the forthcoming event expected between 2026 and 2028. Approximately 2.5 crore devotees attended the 2015 Kumbh Mela, and more than five crore are anticipated during the upcoming edition. The upcoming Kumbh Mela is scheduled to take place from 2026 to 2028. The flag hoisting ceremony will take place in Oct 2026, followed by the first three Amrit Snans (holy baths) during Aug and Sept 2027. Sadhus will take a holy dip at Ramkund in the Godavari river on these Amrit Snan days.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Environmentalists demand demolition of illegal changing room near Godavari in Nashik
Nashik: Environmentalists on Tuesday asked municipal commissioner Manisha Khatri to ensure the demolition of the vastrantar gruha, a structure used as a changing room by devotees on the banks of the Godavari river near Ramkund. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The demand arose during a meeting of the Nashik Municipal Corporation's committee on Godavari pollution. Environmentalists said the building is illegal as it is constructed within the blue line of the river. They emphasised the need to remove the structure, considering the upcoming Kumbh Mela, as lakhs of sadhus and devotees take a holy dip in Ramkund during the religious conglomerate. Rajesh Pandit, the petitioner of the PIL on Godavari river pollution in the Bombay high court, said that the vastrantar gruha building is illegal as it was built by the NMC in the blue line of the river. In fact, no construction is allowed within the blue line of the river. Nishikant Pagare, another petitioner of the PIL on Godavari pollution, also reiterated the same, demanding the demolition of the vastrantar gruha building. During the meeting, NMC commissioner Manisha Khatri assured them that she would look into the issue. When contacted, Khatri told TOI that the issue about the demolition of the vastrantar gruha was raised by the environmentalists during the meeting on Godavari river pollution, but no decision has been taken yet. The vastrantar gruha building was constructed during the Kumbh Mela in 1991-92. Earlier, the issue of vastrantar gruha demolition came up during the Kumbh Mela held in 2015. It comes in the way of sadhus going for the royal bath to Ramkund during the mela. But the structure was not demolished at that time following the protest by Nashik Purohit Sangh, an association of priests performing rituals, and women from various parts of the country. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Later, in 2022, the proposal for the demolition of the structure was tabled at the board meeting of the Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (NMSCDCL). The board had set up a three-member committee, comprising the NMC commissioner, district collector, and the smart city CEO, to decide on the issue. But no decision was taken as both the then NMC commissioner and the district collector were transferred thereafter. Meanwhile, during the meeting on Godavari river pollution, NMC commissioner Khatri also instructed officials to issue notices to all govt offices in the city to ensure they have installed rainwater harvesting systems at their office buildings.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Secure permissions for Ganesh pandals before Aug 20: NMC
Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has announced that Ganesh mandals must apply online for permission to set up pandals for Ganeshotsav, beginning from Aug 27. In order to ensure that a pandal is authorized, the applications must be submitted through the NMC's web portal before Aug 20. The NMC has decided to not grant permission to applications received less than a week before the festival starts. "Once approved, the mandals are required to display the permission prominently on the front of their pandals. Failure in doing so will result in the pandal being deemed unauthorized and subsequently removed by the NMC's anti-encroachment department," a civic official said. This directive applies to the approximately 1,000 Ganesh mandals across the six divisions of Nashik city. The NMC charges Rs750 each for pandal/stage and an equal amount to erect welcome arches by the mandals during the Ganeshotsav, while the advertising tax is Rs30 per sq ft per day. Last year, in order to facilitate the mandals, the civic body had waived off the charges for pandals, stages and welcome arches. But this year, the civic body will be recovering the charges. Moreover, it will also be applicable for other festivals like Navaratra when pandals are erected for celebrations. The Ganesh mandals require various permissions for putting up pandals, stages, hoardings, electricity connections, etc.
Time of India
a day ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
NMC to redesign existing 70 traffic junctions with safety measures
Nashik: The civic body has decided to redesign 70 existing traffic junctions across the city, incorporating speed reduction and road safety measures. These 70 traffic junctions include Dwarka Circle, Mumbai Naka, Gadkari Chowk, Tarwala Nagar junction on Dindori Road, Old Gangapur Naka, Canada Corner, and Raviwar Karanja junction, among others. The initiative aims to enhance traffic management and ensure safer road conditions for commuters. Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will collaborate with veteran experts in traffic and transport to execute the project. The civic body invited a request for proposal (RFP) from consultants and specialists to form a panel that will guide the corporation in the redesign process. Ravindra Bagul, an executive engineer of the traffic cell of the municipal corporation, said they have shortlisted 70 traffic junctions across the city to be redesigned with all safety and speed calming measures for the smooth movement of traffic. "We will appoint veteran traffic experts as consultants who will help the municipal corporation in designing the traffic junctions. We already started the process for forming the panel of traffic experts," he added. After their appointment, the consultants concerned will conduct a survey of vehicular and pedestrian movements at all junctions in the city. These consultants will be required to present their proposed concept plans before the evaluation committee. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 20 Healthy and Tasty Recipes that You can Easily Prepare at Home Undo Innovative and feasible solutions will be selected for detailed planning. The consultants will have to study the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) 2017, along with other relevant studies, planning documents, and the latest data from NMC, Maha Metro, and other pertinent departments. Consultants must also consider their anticipated studies for overall traffic and mobility improvement in the city, future mobility requirements, and crowd management strategies for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027, ensuring solutions are context-sensitive, data-driven, and capable of addressing both current and future transportation demands.
Time of India
2 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Nashik civic body to chop 154 trees to build STP at Agartakli
Nashik: The city is about to get a new sewage treatment plant (STP) as part of the Godavari purification project and it will come at the cost of 154 trees which will be felled to make way for the construction at Agartakli in the Nashik East division. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The tree authority department of Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has called for suggestions and objections from people regarding the felling of trees and will accept submissions till July 31. The garden department has also said they will plant at least 10 trees for each tree axed. Moreover, trees like peepal and banyan, will be transplanted elsewhere. "If a tree that is to be chopped is 15 years old, then we will plant 15 trees. We will calculate the total age of all the 154 trees to be chopped and will plant trees accordingly…Considering the average age of 10 years of all the trees, around 1,500 trees will be planted in the city," said Bhadane. The proposed STP is part of the Rs 1,475 crore Godavari purification projectwhich is slated to be completed before the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela, scheduled to be held between 2026 and 2028. At Agartakli, NMC wants to build the new STP with a 97MLD capacity. A private agency has been finalised and work order has been given to the agency so far. At present 11 STPs in the city collectively have a total treatment capacity of 392million litres daily (MLD).
