Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Nashik Seva Kendra Promised New Site and Reconstruction Funds
A service centre in Nashik will be affected by a planned bridge project.
The city had told the centre it would need to move so the bridge could be built.
Devotees and volunteers were worried about what would happen to the centre.
Municipal Commissioner Manisha Khatri visited the site and said the city would provide another place for it.
The new site is expected to be beneath a connecting road for the bridge.
MLA Devyani Pharande said money for rebuilding would come from the MLA Local Development Fund.
The site and funding promises were made to help address the group’s concerns.
The bridge is planned along the Godavari riverfront ahead of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.
The Shri Swami Samarth Seva Kendra will be affected by the proposed Ramjhula bridge project in Nashik.
The municipal corporation had issued a notice to remove the centre to make way for construction.
Commissioner Manisha Khatri said the corporation would provide an alternative site beneath the bridge’s connecting road after construction.
MLA Devyani Pharande said reconstruction funds would be provided through the MLA Local Development Fund.
The assurances followed concerns from devotees and volunteers over the centre’s relocation.
- Who
- The Shri Swami Samarth Seva Kendra, its devotees and volunteers, Nashik Municipal Corporation Commissioner Manisha Khatri, and MLA Devyani Pharande.
- What
- The centre was promised an alternative location and MLA-fund assistance for reconstruction.
- When
- The assurances were given during a site visit; the bridge is planned ahead of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.
- Where
- At the seva kendra site in Nashik, along the Godavari riverfront.
- Why
- The centre will be affected by construction of the proposed Ramjhula bridge.
- Affected centre
- Shri Swami Samarth Seva Kendra
- Infrastructure project
- Proposed Ramjhula bridge
- Alternative site
- Vacant area beneath the bridge’s connecting road, after construction is completed
- Reconstruction funding
- MLA Local Development Fund
- Municipal commissioner
- Manisha Khatri
- MLA
- Devyani Pharande
- Project context
- The bridge is planned along the Godavari riverfront ahead of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.