Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Nashik Kumbh Projects Face Delays Ahead of March 2027 Deadline
Nashik is building roads and bridges for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
There are 35 major projects in total.
These include 28 road projects and seven bridge projects.
Together, they cover about 150 kilometres and cost around ₹1,400 crore.
Most of the work is only about 30% finished.
This means roughly 70% still needs to be completed.
Officials say some approvals arrived late and in stages.
Authorities now need to speed up the work while maintaining construction quality before March 2027.
Nashik Municipal Corporation is undertaking 28 road and seven bridge projects for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
The projects cover about 150 kilometres and are estimated to cost approximately ₹1,400 crore.
Most of the 35 projects are only around 30% complete, leaving about 70% of the work pending.
The Nasardi River bridge at Milind Nagar has progressed further, with about 45% of its work completed.
Authorities have attributed some delays to phased administrative approvals, while coordination and execution remain concerns before March 2027.
- Who
- Nashik Municipal Corporation and several government agencies are involved in the infrastructure preparations.
- What
- Thirty-five major road and bridge projects remain largely incomplete, with most at about 30% progress.
- When
- The deadline is March 2027, when the Simhastha Kumbh Mela is scheduled.
- Where
- The projects are in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, including roads and bridges over the Godavari River and its tributaries.
- Why
- The infrastructure is being developed to prepare for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
Execution Concerns
Administrative Delays
Reason for slow progress
Execution Concerns
Citizens and public representatives have raised questions about how many sanctioned projects have started and whether the works can be finished before the Kumbh Mela.
Administrative Delays
Municipal authorities have attributed part of the delay to administrative approvals arriving late and in phases, which reduced the time available for execution.
Challenge before the deadline
Execution Concerns
With about 70% of the major road and bridge work still pending, significantly faster construction is needed to meet the March 2027 deadline.
Administrative Delays
Authorities must accelerate implementation while coordinating land acquisition, approvals, tenders, construction quality and the work of multiple agencies.
- Total projects
- 35 major projects: 28 roads and seven bridges
- Project coverage
- Approximately 150 kilometres
- Estimated cost
- Around ₹1,400 crore
- Overall progress
- Most projects are approximately 30% complete
- Pending work
- Approximately 70% remains
- Best-reported progress
- The Nasardi River bridge at Milind Nagar is about 45% complete
- Deadline
- March 2027