Updates

How Ujjain is getting ready for Simhastha. Every update shows its date and source.

Preparations

About 129 projects under way, more than half complete

Media reports put the combined cost near ₹25,000 crore, with roughly 55–60% of the work done. Most construction deadlines fall between December 2027 and February 2028.

Source: Media reports, September 2026

Transport

Indore station upgrade unlikely to finish before the mela

The ₹412 crore Indore station project had reached about 8% against a target of 35%. Railway officials said site clearance and design delays make completion before…

Source: Western Railway (Ratlam division), via media

Preparations

Government expects 30 to 40 crore visitors

At a training workshop in Ujjain, the Chief Minister said new and upgraded ghats should let nearly 4 crore people bathe within 24 hours. A ₹139…

Source: Government of Madhya Pradesh

Land

Land pooling scheme repealed after farmers’ protests

The state withdrew the plan to take about 2,400 hectares permanently for a concrete "Kumbh City". The mela returns to the older model of borrowing farmland…

Source: Urban Development & Housing Department order

Land

Land pooling scheme repealed after farmers’ protests

The state withdrew the plan to take about 2,400 hectares permanently for a concrete "Kumbh City". The mela returns to the older model of borrowing farmland…

Source: Urban Development & Housing Department order

River & ghats

A 29 km Shipra pathway and new ghats approved

The ₹771 crore project runs along the Shipra from the Shani temple to the Nagda bypass, with separate ghats for saints.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Cabinet

River & ghats

A 29 km Shipra pathway and new ghats approved

The ₹771 crore project runs along the Shipra from the Shani temple to the Nagda bypass, with separate ghats for saints.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Cabinet