Approval has been received to build a new four lane road between Indore and Ujjain. This road will reach Chandravatiganj, Ajnod, Khajuria, Hatod, Gandhi Nagar and Indore Airport via Chintaman Ganesh Mandir route. This new four lane will be constructed before Simhastha.
Before Mahakumbh Simhastha-2028, the fiber-reinforced plastic idols installed in the newly expanded area of Jyotirlinga Mahakaleshwar temple, Shri Mahakal Mahalok, will be removed and stone idols will be installed. The Cabinet Committee constituted for Simhastha has sanctioned Rs 75 crore for this work. Besides, green signal has been given to various projects worth Rs 4,000 crore including construction of another four lane from Ujjain to Indore.
Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said that the committee formed under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has approved a plan of Rs 779 crore to build a 29.21 km ghat on the banks of Shipra river, and a Rs 614 crore Silarkhedi-Sevarkhedi dam to keep the Shipra river flowing with Shipra’s water. Construction plan, plan for construction of 11 barrages on Kanh river worth Rs 43.5 crore, plan for laying sewerage pipeline in Ujjain city worth Rs 198 crore, plan for building high pressure power sub-station and laying underground cable worth Rs 345 crore have been approved.
Proposal for two new four lanes in Simhastha area also approved
Apart from this, a proposal to build two new four lanes in Simhastha area at a cost of Rs 36 crore has also been approved. One four lane will be built from Khak Chowk to Veersawarkar Square, Gadkalika to Bhartrihari Cave and the other four lane will be built from Kartik Mela Ground to Dutt Akhara, Bhukhi Mata Temple, Ujakheda Hunman Temple to Badnagar Road.
The committee has also approved a plan of Rs 950 crore to build a new four lane from Ujjain to Indore. This route will connect Chintaman Ganesh Mandir route of Ujjain and reach Indore Airport via Chandravatiganj, Ajnod, Khajuria, Hatod, Gandhi Nagar. The length will be 65 kilometers.
Kumbh Museum cum Chronology Research Center will be built with Rs 25 crore. Land is yet to be selected for this. Now the wait is to get approval from the cabinet. Once the approval is received, the tender process will be conducted for contractor selection.
Construction of stone statues continues
To install in Mahakal Mahalok, idols of Lord Shiva are being constructed in the Vikram Kirti temple complex and of Sapt Rishi in the divisional Haat market complex of the District Panchayat. Two statues have also taken shape in six months.
The statues had fallen last year
Last year, due to strong winds, six statues of seven sages made of fiber-reinforced plastic installed in Mahakal Mahaloka fell and broke into pieces. Then BJP had said that the plan to install fiber statues was of Congress’s Kamal Nath government.
BJP will install stone statues as per the scriptures. A few months after this incident, the government immediately installed new fiber statues. This year, after Gudi Padwa, construction of new stone idols was also started.
