Under the Swachhch Bharat Mission, the Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain has been declared the first runner-up 'Swachh Iconic Place' in Phase-2 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of India. The award was given by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to Ujjain Collector Shashank Mishra in Delhi today.
Cleanliness and beauty can be seen in every nook and corner of the Lord Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the Dwadash Jyotirlingas. Cleaning is being done here with the help of modern machines. Owing to this, temple arrangements have stood up to all the standards of cleanliness.
The CEO of Jila Panchayat Ujjain Nilesh Parikh and Administrator of Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee Sujan Singh Rawat were present on the occasion.