Overview
- The Urban Development Department on November 19 modified Ujjain Development Authority schemes 8, 9, 10 and 11 to allow land acquisition for roads and social infrastructure with special compensation.
- The change frees remaining parcels from the earlier plan for a permanent 'Kumbh city', shifting the government from a full repeal to a narrowed implementation path.
- Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, which had earlier called off a mass protest after the chief minister announced a rollback on November 17, rejected the modification and warned it will resume agitation if the scheme is not withdrawn entirely.
- The original plan sought about 2,378 hectares for permanent Simhastha 2028 infrastructure, prompting months of farmer mobilisations across the Malwa region over land rights and livelihoods.
- Separately, Khandwa district authorities scrapped the Rs 120 crore Mamaleshwar Lok Project linked to Simhastha after a two-day shutdown in Omkareshwar.