Nashik, July 31 -- With Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 expected to generate economic activity worth nearly Rs 27,000 crore, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority (NTKMA) and deAsra Foundation on Friday launched the next phase of the ANEK (Accelerating Nano Enterprises through Kumbh) initiative to ensure that local women, street vendors and nano entrepreneurs are equipped to benefit from this once-in-twelve-years opportunity.

According to an official statement, the initiative will begin with structured capacity-building programmes for beneficiaries under UMED and the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM).

The initiative builds upon a framework developed by deAsra Foundation under its knowledge partnership with NTKMA, which projects...