“The villages within the NMC limits will be developed under the village
development programme. Water pipeline, construction of drainages,
electrification, construction of roads and other amenities will be
provided to these villages. The standing committee has made a provision
of Rs. 30-crore for development of 22 villages,” sources told TOI.

The Nashik municipal corporation which was formed in Nashik on November
7, 1982 has around 22 villages under its jurisdiction, as per the Development Plan
in 1992. The villages- Adgaon, Makhmalabad, Mhasrul, Eklahare, Amabad,
Satpur, Chehadi, Chunchale, Anandvalli, Gangapur, Dasak, Panchak, Manur,
Vihitgaon and Pathardi were among 22 villages.

The population
of NMC, which was around 4.5 lakh in 1982, has increased to 16 lakh till
date. The growth in population necessitated the expansion of the city’s
boundary and make more land available for urban population.

Thereafter, the first Development plan (DP) was prepared for Nashik in
1992. The DP included the land needed to accommodate the increase in
population. The ring roads and DP roads were planned, while sites were
reserved for gardens, playgrounds, schools and other civic amenities.

However, the preparations for a new Development Plan for the city for
the next 20 years have started and it is expected to be completed in the
next two and a half years.