Updated On: 03 December, 2025 03:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Civil society members are up in arms against the Nashik civic body`s reported plan to cut down more than 1,700 trees in the Tapovan area to build a `Sadhu Gram` ahead of the Kumbh Mela, which will begin in October 2026

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File Pic
Some people are trying to create hurdles for the Nashik Kumbh Mela 2026, while certain individuals have suddenly become environmentalists for political reasons, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.
Speaking to media persons after launching the tunnel boring machine for the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel project in south Mumbai, Fadnavis said the government would ensure no harm to the environment.