All the roads leading to Nashik will be upgraded ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.

A high-level meeting on the highways connecting Nashik was held in the presence of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, a release from the CM's Office stated.

Given the large influx of devotees expected to attend the mega religious congregation, Gadkari has given in-principle approval for the construction and upgradation of key roads in and around Nashik through his ministry, the release stated, according to PTI.