The Indore Development Authority has decided to develop the religious site of Bijasan temple. A sum of over Rs3 crore would be spent on development and facelift of the temple in the city. located on a hilltop in the western part of the city, Bijasan temple is one of the most sacred religious places of the city. The temple having fairly large premises attracts very large crowd of devotees, especially during the Navratri festival.
Understanding its religious importance, the district administration in an important meeting on Friday decided to carry out development works of the city and provide more amenities there for the convenience of devotees. The development works would be carried out at an estimated cost of Rs3.15 crore.
A detailed work plan in this regard has already been chalked, according to which the development works will be carried out in over nine acres of land comprising Bejasan temple premises. The development works will include landscaping of temple land, planned parking, construction of ‘bhojanshala’, shops, provision of drinking water, renovation of pond among others.
In order to supervise the development works effectively, a committee under the chairmanship of district collector Akash Tripathi has been constituted. The committee will have IMC commissioner, IDA CEO, SDO (revenue), forest department officer, RES executive engineer and temple priests as its members.
In the meeting, it was informed that a work plan related to development of Bijasan temple has already been sent to State Government's department concerned for its approval.