Overview

• At a Mumbai review on October 4, the chief minister directed expedited work on the Nashik Ring Road and rapid land acquisition for the Sadhu Gram tent city.
• Officials were told to release funds immediately, uphold high quality standards and ready airport and railway facilities for the expected pilgrimage surge.
• Sanitation and river protection were elevated as priorities, with assurances to keep Godavari waters at Ramkund clean throughout the festival.
• A centralised CCTV network with AI-based monitoring and a ‘Digital Kumbh’ initiative will support crowd management, security and outreach.
• OBC organisations at the meeting opposed the Kunbi certificate government resolution and signalled a state-wide protest march on October 10, as the CM pledged fairness within the legal framework.