Nashik is set to witness an upgrade with plans for constructing new Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Highways as the city prepares to host the 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela, officials said.

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Six weeks after the Maha Kumbh stampede, the Home Ministry has told the Lok Sabha the centre did not conduct an inquiry of its own and does not have data on the number of dead and injured.