India, March 24 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that a master plan is now ready for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela to be held in Nashik in 2027. The master plan encompasses new infrastructure projects including 11 bridges and several roads, sewage treatment plants, tent cities and residential facilities for participants, restoration of the Trimbakeshwar temple and sacred reservoirs and development of new ghats, Fadnavis said in Nashik after holding a meeting to review preparations for the mega event.

"The master plan for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela was presented before me today. It will be implemented in two phases - the first will be completed by the time of the Kumbh mela and second by 2028-29," Fadnavis told reporters. The p...