Water Resources Department is undertaking 15 works costing Rs 157.57 crore for ensuing Simhastha. Most of these works will be completed by the end of current month. Of these, most works pertaining to construction of Ghats and their strengthening on the banks of Kshipra River. On completion of these works, bath capacity will increase as well as Ghats will be beautified.
Besides, length of Bhookhi Mata Ghat from lalpur Railway Bridge is being increased from 540 meters to 571 meters for Simhastha. Work on a nullah crossing bridge is also being undertaken from 310 meters to 323 meters of 750 meter length from Bhookhi Mata Mandir upto Dutt Akhada. Many of Water Resources Department works have been completed by 95 per cent.
Ujjain Municipal Corporation has completed 12 Simhastha-related works. Sanction of Rs 338.14 crore was given to Ujjain Municipal Corporation for 54 works. Of these, 12 development works have been completed at a cost of Rs 120 crore.
Prominent among these works are laying of drinking water pipeline in Mela area, lake's preservation and augmentation, development of sewage system, parks' development and construction of cement-concrete roads.
Meanwhile, the State Government has decided that the employees to be deployed during Simhastha-2016 at Ujjain will not be able to move out of their places of duty without information during duty time. Employees' will be monitored through geo-fencing system, which will be operated through mobile app and satellite.
Employees will be deployed in various sectors of Simhastha with a definite duty in a given radius limit. If an employee moves out of his area during duty time without information, a message will immediately be notified on the mobile of concerning monitoring officer.
Employees' attendance will also be ensured through 70 biometric machines on Simhastha premises. Attendance on these machines will be registered through thumb impression.
Their data will also be received regularly on mobile app. It will also be an important factor of monitoring system.