Nashik Municipal Corporation, the governing body of the city of Nashik, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is to temporarily bring in 1,500 sanitary worker roles for three months during the upcoming Kumbh mela.

Up to 10.5 million people are likely to undertake the mass Hindu pilgrimage to Nashik this year.

Speaking to the Times of India, health officer Sunil Bukane said “The civic body has 1,784 permanent sanitary workers, but we will require more sanitary workers as lakhs of sadhus and other pilgrims are expected to visit the city during the mela. The temporary workers will be outsourced to a private firm through the tender process.”

A tender is expected to be issued next week.

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