India, Feb. 28 -- As the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj draws to an end, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has initiated efforts to constitute a separate authority to handle the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik in 2027.

A special legislation, called the Kumbh Mela Authority Act, will be enacted to confer administrative and financial powers on the authority and a senior IAS officer will be appointed to head it, the chief minister said on Wednesday, during a meeting with IAS and IPS officers posted in Nashik district and its surroundings.

BJP leader and cabinet minister in the state government Girish Mahajan, who was appointed guardian minister for Nashik on January 18, only for the appointment to be stayed the next day, was present a...