Maximum use of information technology will be made during Simhastha to be held at Ujjain in April-May, this year, for the convenience of devotees.
Efforts would be made to give the devotees relevant information through IT means conveniently so that they do no wander unnecessarily.
Simhastha Mobile App
During Simhastha, devotees will be greatly helped by mobile app. On the app, daily, weekly and entire month's activities will be displayed. Through this facility, devotees can attend discourses at places of their choice and take part in other religious activities.
Website
Website www.simhasthujjain.in developed for Simhastha would be handy source for devotees to obtain various information pertaining to Simhastha. The website would contain information of works being undertaken by various departments and zone and sector-wise deployment of employees. Website would be updated regularly.
Wi-fi facility
Mobile network provider company will provide wi-fi facility to devotees during Simhastha. For this, 150 hotspots will be prepared in Mela area. Through wi-fi, both 3G and 4G service will be provided. The company has proposed to provide free wi-fi service in Mela area at 40 places.
Guides
Service of guides will be available at various places in Samantha Mela area. For this, training is being imparted to cadets of NCC, NSS and Scout. Some non-government organization have also proposed to Mela Office to provide guide service through their workers.
Railway enquiry centres
During Simhastha, railway enquiry centres will be set. One railway enquiry centre each will be set up in Mahakal Zone, Dutt Akhada and Mangalnath area.
Sanchi Parlours
As many as 106 parlours will be set up during Simhastha to ensure easy access of devotees to pure milk. Besides, milk will also be supplied to devotees through 4 mobile units. Maximum 35 parlours will be set up in Dutt Akhada area follwed by 33 in Mangalnath and 19 Sanchi parlours will be opened in Mahakal area. To ensure uninterrupted milk supply during Simhastha, Ujjain Collector has directed to identity farmers and persons having milch animals in nearby areas.
Officers of Agriculture and Horticulture departments have been asked to chalk out an action plan to ensure supply of flowers during Simhastha. The Collector has directed to chalk out a list of priests of all government and non-government temples, their family members, sellers of flowers and Prasad outside temples with their names, addresses and mobile numbers at the earliest.
Training would be imparted them on the basis of this list. Action of eviction would be taken against identified persons who do not undergo training.
Kotwars will also be trained for crowd management and maintain law & order at temples. Nodal officers for this have been appointed.