Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all Simhastha-related works should be completed with quality within time-limit. He said that progress of works should be reviewed daily at local level.
Weekly monitoring should be undertaken at state level. Chouhan reviewed preparations for Simhastha here on Friday. Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa and concerning officers of administration and police attended the meeting.
Chouhan said that best facilities should be made available to devotees at Simhastha. Every work should be of best quality. He said that Mahakumbh is a congregation of seers and saints. It should be held as per their aspirations and expectations. Administration should maintain live contact with seers and ensure arrangements with their coordination and collaboration.
Chouhan said that crowd management is key to success of the event. Administration should seek active cooperation of public representatives, seers, common people and volunteers in this regard. He reviewed urban, traffic and civic facilities at Ujjain and Omkareshwar.
He said that image of Madhya Pradesh will brighten through ensuring best arrangements at Simhastha for devotees and tourists who will come to Simhastha from remote areas of the country and abroad. Best sanitation standards should be maintained.
He said that toilets should be constructed in adequate number in Mela area so that no one defecates in the open. Efforts should be made in tandem with NGOs and volunteers to increase awareness. He sought information about arrangements for Akharas. Mela administration was directed to deploy assistants for contact with seers and seek their cooperation in administrative arrangements.
PWD informed the meeting that all bridges and culverts will be completed by end of current year. Most of roads will also be completed and remaining work would be completed by January 2016. Road Development Corporation informed about completion of work by December. Water Resource Department informed about completion of all its works by start of February. PHE Department informed that adequate drinking water arrangements have been made for Mela period.
Arrangements for clean water and water testing have also been made. About 100 water kiosks will also be constructed. Ujjain Municipal Corporation informed that Mela area has been notified in 4 thousand hectares. Work is progressing fast to level total 2533 hectares.
As many as 7650 new poles will be erected by January 2016. In Meal area, 10 thousand urinals and 37 thousand new toilets are being constructed.