Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it the resolve of the State Government that Simhastha to be held in the city of Mahakal in year 2016 becomes a precedent in the country and world. Chouhan was laying foundation stones for Rs 347 crore Simhastha works at Ujjain on Monday.
The works for which the Chief Minister laid foundation stone today included construction of a building costing Rs 20 crore under Atal Ashray Yojana, building of Simhastha Fair Office costing Rs 65 crore, Neelganga reservoir and Simhastha stay venue costing Rs 27.50 crore, Hari Phatak to Barnagar-Ujjain road costing Rs 99 crore, Dewas road to Maksi road link costing Rs 14.74 crore, Maksi Road to Agar Road costing Rs 10.90 crore, Ujjain-Indore road to Ujjain-Dewas bypass link road costing Rs 13.58 crore, Chhoti Rapat to Bhuki Mata via Mangalnath cement concrete road costing Rs 4.44 crore.
Barnagar bypass to Barnagar road via Ujadkhera Hunuman Mandir link road costing Rs 3.17 crore and Barnagar to Ranji Hanuman via Gonsa road link road costing Rs 9.26 crore.
The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones for Rs 1.39 crore Ujjain mega circuit, beautification of Mangalanth under Ujjain mega circuit at a cost of Rs 36 lakh and beautification of various temples in the mega circuit at a cost of Rs 75 lakh. He also laid foundation stones for construction of a bridge over Kshipra River near Narsingh Ghat costing Rs 5.28 crore, additional bridge parallel to Khsipra Setu near Bada Pul costing Rs 6 crore, bridge over Khipra river near Rinmukteshwar costing Rs 9.34 crore, 4-lane ROB on MR-10 costing Rs 20 crore and Rs 32 crore works for ROB on the road linking with road from Maksi to Agar road, 4 overhead tanks in Panchkroshi area and various stay venues for drinking water arrangements, pipeline/drainage systems, 3 barracks and beatification of Chintaman Ganesh, Harsiddhi, Kal Bhairav, Mangalanth temples and Sandeepni Ashram.
Chief Minister Chouhan also laid foundation stones for main pipeline and sumpwell for Undasa plant, Mangalnath sub-station, new 132/33 power sub-station, Ujjain western bypass ring road to two-lane with paved shoulder, Arniyab Bahadur and other 16 villages' piped drinking water scheme, 8 shops constructed under Mukhyamantri Gram Haat Yojana at Narwar and construction works at Nanded, Kheda Khajuria and Bichhauda Khalsa. He also inaugurated Excise Office's building at Indore Gate.