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Karishma Nair appointed Kumbh body commissioner
Nashik: Additional commissioner of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) Karishma Nair has been given an additional responsibility as commissioner the Kumbh Mela Authority.
She will continue to serve in her role as additional NMC commissioner alongside this new appointment. The newly formed Kumbh Mela Authority, recently established by state govt, aims to accelerate development projects for the religious event, mirroring a similar body in Prayagraj. The Authority's first meeting is set for next week.
The committee is chaired by divisional commissioner of Nashik Praveen Gedam. Nashik district collector Jalaj Sharma and Inspector General of Police (Nashik Range) Dattatray Karale serve as vice-chairpersons.
Other members include NMC commissioner Manisha Khatri and other officials.
Nair, while speaking to TOI, said the first meeting of the Kumbh Mela Authority will be held next week and the date will be finalised in the next two to three days. "During the first meeting we will discuss the appointment of staff, new office, and other issues," she said.
The Kumbh Mela is scheduled to take place between 2026 and 2028. The flag hoisting of the Mela will occur in Oct 2026, while the first three Amrit Snans (holy baths) will take place during the Aug-Sept period in 2027. Sadhus will take a holy dip at Ramkund in the Godavari river on Amrit Snan days.
All the authorities concerned have outlined Kumbh Mela plans worth Rs24,000 crore, including a Rs15,000 crore plan by the Nashik Municipal Corporation alone.
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