The office of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis has instructed the Nashik Superintendent of Police to set up a police outpost near Ratangad Fort, for coordination with trekkers in case of emergency. The development comes after 17 trekkers from Mumbai were  stuck there on Saturday due to bad weather and had no way of seeking help. The group was rescued after one of the trekker's family members alerted a government official.

The 17 trekkers had set out on Saturday morning. The under secretary of the deputy chief minister's office, Amol Patankar, got a call from one of the relatives of a trekker, that the group was unreachable since Saturday evening. "As soon as I received the SOS from one of my acquaintances at around 11:30 pm, I contacted the Nashik SP and asked him to help. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was also contacted and the group was rescued early on Sunday," said Patankar. "We have asked the Nashik SP to set up an outpost there to ensure some communication to coordinate with trekkers in case of an emergency." Patankar added further.