{
  "id": 14708682,
  "title": "Nashik: CP Sandeep Karnik Surveys Godavari Ghat Ahead Of President’s Visit For Simhastha Ceremony",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nashik-cp-sandeep-karnik-surveys-godavari-ghat-ahead-of-presidents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T13:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-cp-sandeep-karnik-surveys-godavari-ghat-ahead-of-presidents-visit-for-simhastha-ceremony"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nashik: Ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit for the Simhastha Mahakumbh Mela, Nashik's Chief Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik conducted a survey of the Godavari Ghat and Ramkund. The flag-hoisting ceremony is set to commence on Oct 31, with the President, Union Ministers, and religious leaders expected to attend. The event, which will span until July 24, 2028, has faced challenges in ensuring adequate security, traffic management, parking, healthcare, and sanitation arrangements. The administration is working to finalize detailed operational plans by Oct 20, with the High Court deadline triggering a race for nominated corporator posts in the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC). Due to incomplete development work at Ramkund and the ghats, entry restrictions have been imposed for devotees for the next 15 to 20 days. The Shankhanada ceremony will be held on Oct 25, potentially aiming to set a Guinness World Record, along with the unveiling of commemorative postage stamps, launch of a website, and release of a coffee-table book.",
  "summary": "Nashik: The Simhastha Mahakumbh Mela in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar will formally commence on Oct 31 with a flag-hoisting ceremony (Dhvajarohan). President Droupadi Murmu, Union Ministers, and sadhus and mahants from all 13 akhadas are expected to attend the event. The flag-hoisting ceremony will take place simultaneously at 12.02 pm at Ramkund in Nashik and Kushavarta Tirtha in Trimbakeshwar. A…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}