Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib serves as the principal Gurdwara in Nanded and is recognized as one of the five Takhts, or supreme seats, of the Sikh faith. This site holds profound significance as it is where Shri Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and final Guru of Sikhism, passed away. The Gurdwara not only functions as a place of worship but also plays a vital role in the cultural and spiritual identity of the Sikh community, impacting both local and global followers of Sikhism.
Kalaiselvi said the Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation has accepted CSIR-CRRI’s proposal to prepare a comprehensive mobility plan for Nanded for a 12-month period starting July 15, 2026. The institute has also received partial funding for the study.The field survey, which commenced on Aug 11, involves CSIR-CRRI scientists collecting data across the city.
“The field surveys are expected to be completed in approximately two months, following which the data will be processed and analysed, travel demand modelling undertaken, and appropriate transport and mobility recommendations formulated,” Kalaiselvi said in her letter. Gopchade said specific recommendations regarding individual roads, parking facilities, public transport systems—such as a Metro rail—or traffic-management projects will be formulated after the CSIR-CRRI completes its analysis of the field data and travel-demand modelling. Once the Comprehensive Mobility Plan is ready, we will pursue that demand,” he said.The MP noted that Nanded is the tenth largest city in the state and the second largest urban center in Marathwada, besides being a major religious tourism center as a sacred place for the Sikh community. “The growing city of Nanded makes a strong case for starting a Metro train,” he said.
The exercise covers traffic volumes, household mobility, pedestrian movement, public transport, parking, vehicle speed and delays, freight movement, and other transportation-related parameters. “Besides multiple official interventions, we are pushing for a metro train service in Nanded. In a letter to Gopchade on Wednesday, CSIR director general N.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : The traffic and transport network of Nanded is set for a detailed scientific assessment, with the CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) expected to submit recommendations for a comprehensive mobility plan by Jan 2027.