Nashik needs Rs 700 crore to improve city roads

The Nashik Municipal Corporation has estimated that it will need around Rs 700 crore to improve colony roads and roads in newly developing areas across the city.

The civic body’s public works department is preparing a detailed road development blueprint on the instructions of municipal commissioner Manisha Khatri. The proposal will cover all 31 wards and will be submitted to the state government for approval and funding.

Officials said Nashik has 2,400 km of roads, of which 1,600 km are tar roads. Of these, 900 km have not been re-laid in 7 to 8 years, while several stretches have gone more than a decade without repairs, reported The Times of India.

At present, around 200 km of roads are being improved with Kumbh Mela funds. However, another 200 km of macadam roads, mainly in outlying areas, still need asphalting.

Officials said the final financial requirement and the order of priority will be decided once the blueprint is completed.