Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Nashik Road Projects Face Scrutiny Over Quality Inspection Lapses
Nashik is building and improving 28 roads before a large religious gathering in 2027.
The road work is expected to cost about ₹1,230 crore.
Officials checked three of the road projects.
They found that some construction records did not match each other.
Some required inspection requests and documents were also missing.
This made it harder to check whether the work was being done properly.
The Quality Control Department told officials and consultants to inspect the work more carefully.
The projects are planned to finish by March 2027.
Nashik Municipal Corporation is developing 28 roads ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027.
The projects have an estimated cost of around ₹1,230 crore and are scheduled for completion by March 2027.
Quality Control Department inspections found discrepancies between Concrete Pour Cards and Daily Concrete Registers.
Independent date-wise tagging, inspection requests and complete records were unavailable at some sites.
The department directed the Public Works Department and project consultants to conduct more rigorous inspections.
- Who
- Nashik Municipal Corporation, its Quality Control Department, the Public Works Department, contractors and Project Management Consultants Fortress Infracon Limited and Pavetech Consulting Engineering Services Pvt Ltd.
- What
- Quality inspections of road projects found record discrepancies, missing documentation and concerns about whether consultants were following the required checklist.
- When
- The projects are scheduled for completion by March 2027, ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027.
- Where
- Nashik, including the Sangam Bridge-Mirchi Hotel, XLO Chowk-Gangapur Chowk and Takali STP-Nandurgaon Chowk-Rajasvi Sweets road projects.
- Why
- The roads are being widened, concreted or asphalted to strengthen infrastructure ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027, while officials seek to ensure construction quality.
- Road projects
- 28 city roads
- Estimated cost
- Around ₹1,230 crore
- Completion target
- March 2027
- Projects inspected
- Three major road projects
- Quality reference
- A checklist prepared by IIT Bombay
- Project consultants
- Fortress Infracon Limited and Pavetech Consulting Engineering Services Pvt Ltd
- Reported inspection issues
- Mismatched concrete records, missing date-wise tagging, unavailable RFIs and incomplete documentation