A Home Guard rescue team has been constituted for safe Panchkroshi Yatra. Home Guard's Barwani District Commandant has been made in-charge of entire Panchkroshi Yatra arrangements. He can be contacted on mobile numbers 9479581298 and 7049163438. Ujjain's Omprakash Dube, Raghuraj Singh and Indore's Navneet Dube have been included in the team.
Total 30 swimmer jawans with life boats, life jackets, search lights, loud healers, ropes and Aska lights will also be with rescue team. Swimmers team has been divided into 2 teams.
Of 84 Mahadevs at Ujjain, 4 are regarded as doorkeepers. Mahakal is their Kshetradhipati. In Avanti Kshetra, 118 km long Panchkroshi Yatra will begin on May 1 and conclude on May 6. In view of this, Home Guard's security team has been constituted.
Meanwhile, as many as 247 temporary ration cards have been prepared for saints and seers in Khilchipur sector of Mangalnath zone of Simhastha Mela area at Ujjain. They are being provided flour, rice and sugar at subsidised rates on ration cards.
During Mela period, they would be provided 10 kg wheat flour, 4 kg rice and 2 kg sugar per head. Flour and rise is being provided at Rs 10 per kg and sugar at Rs 20 per kg. These rates are about half of open market rates.
So far, 650 quintal flour, 395 quintal rice and 490 quintal sugar has been provided. Ration and sugar distribution is going on as per demand of saints and seers.