The Ministry of Urban Development has approved Underground Sewerage Scheme for Kulagaon-Badlapur and Godavari River Front Development, Ghat improvement and beautification in Nashik, Maharashtra. The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Urban Development approved the projects under Sub-Mission – I, Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

The Godavari River Front Development project envisages the development and improvement of Ghats and beautification of Heritage sites on the River Front of the Godavari. About 25 Lakhs pilgrims visit Nashik during Kumbh Mela and there are no adequate provisions made by the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) to manage the crowd. The project would be completed in a period of 36 months.

The details are as under: -

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Mission City/State : Nashik, Maharashtra

Project title: Godavari River Front Development, Ghat improvement and beautification

Approved project cost: 5805.00

Central share (ACA) (50%): 2902.50

Amount of ACA recommended (% Central share): 435.38 (being 15% as per financial phasing towards 1st install.)


Underground Sewerage Scheme project for Kulgaon-Badlapur, Maharashtra is based on Eco-Sanitation and Decentralized Waste Water Management concepts and has project duration of 28 months. The entire town is being taken up in the project including 18 slum areas and minority areas. The Ministry of Urban Development has observed that there should be linkage between Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) and Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) with sanitation for urban poor. It was also advised that ULB should adopt initiatives under the National Urban Sanitation policy with a view to provide sanitation for all cities.

The details of the project are as under: -

(Rs. in Lakh)

Mission City/State: Kulagaon- Badlapur, Maharashtra

Project title: Underground Sewerage scheme

Approved project cost: 15146.18

Central share (ACA) (50%): 5301.16

Amount of ACA recommended (% Central share): 530.12 (being 20% of first instalment as per financial phasing for 2008-09