Chief Minister Kamal Nath has approved the action plan worth Rs 156 crore for the development of Omkareshwar. He directed that an Act should also be prepared at the earliest for the Omkareshwar Temple.

Nath was reviewing the Omkareshwar action plan at Mantralaya on Thursday. It is to be mentioned that a development action plan worth Rs  300 crore has already been approved by the Chief Minister for the Mahakaleshwar Temple Complex in the past.

In the meeting, Kamal Nath said that only Madhya Pradesh has the honour to have two Jyotirlings out of the 12 Jyotirlings in the country. He said that our goal is to establish these sacred places as world tourism centres.

Kamal Nath directed to fix time for the completion of Omkareshwar Development Scheme. The Chief Minister further said that the date of completion of every development work should be fixed. He said that we intend to introduce this Act in the next Winter Session. The Chief Minister directed to form a committee under the chairmanship of collector for laying the foundation stone of the scheme. This Committee will monitor the progress of the development work.

Under the Omkar Circuit Scheme, the scheme for the development of Omkareshwar has been prepared along with the Mhakaal-Maheshwar as per the instructions of the Chief Minister. The scheme has been finalised by the Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare Tulsiram Silawat. This scheme was presented before the Chief Minister in Mantralaya on Thursday.

An elaborate description of development has been prepared under the scheme. It includes works like grand construction of entrance gate of Omkareshwar, conservation of the temple, prasad counter, development and beautification around the temple, shopping complex, jhulapul and retaining wall near Vishranjan Kund, multi-storey parking, approach road, beautification of parikrama path, shed construction, land-scaping, library for books of religious-mythological saga, development of Omkar Iceland, Goumukh Ghat reconstruction, bhakt niwas and bhojanshala, old palace, Vishnu Mandir, Brahma Mandir, restoration of Chandreshwar Mandir, e-cycle and e-rickshaw facility, boating, traffic movement, bus stand, tourist facilitation centre besides other developmental works.

The Minister for Adhyatm and Public Relations PC Sharma, Minister for Public Helath and Family Welfare and District In-Charge Khandwa Tulsiram Silawat, Minister for Home Bala Bachchan and Minister for Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Sachin Yadav attended the meeting.

Chief Secretary SR Mohanty, Additional Chief Secretary Adhyatm Manoj Shrivastava, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Anurag Jain, Principal Secretary Public Works Malay Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Culture Pankaj Raag, Principal Secretary Urban Administration Sanjay Dubey, Commissioner Indore Division Akash Tripathi and Collector Khandwa Tanvi Sundriyal were present at the meeting.