Ujjain Municipal Corporation demolished a newly constructed building at Jaisinghpura near Narsingh Ghat on Sunday after finding that it had been built on land reserved for Simhastha. The pre-dawn action targeted structures associated with MS Sukrit Trust’s Maha Siddhi Ashram and followed court directives, according to the civic body.
The demolition operation began at around 5 am, with the municipal corporation deploying three bulldozers. A major portion of the building was razed during the action, which took place on the ashram premises.
UMC building officer Rajkumar Rathore said three separate permanent structures had recently been constructed on the property. The structures were located on land reserved for Simhastha, a designation that places the site within the civic and administrative framework for the major religious gathering held in Ujjain.
The municipal corporation had previously issued two notices to the ashram management, directing it to remove the construction. The structures were not removed within the stipulated period, leading to enforcement action by the civic body.
The demolition was carried out following court directives, the report said. The supplied account does not specify the court, the dates of the orders, the precise provisions cited by the municipal corporation or whether the entire construction was found to be unauthorised.
The action highlights the enforcement challenge faced by civic authorities when permanent construction takes place on land reserved for major public events. In this case, the municipal corporation’s stated basis for action was the construction of three permanent structures on Simhastha-reserved land, followed by notices and subsequent demolition after the stipulated compliance period expired.
The immediate impact of the operation was the removal of a major portion of the newly constructed building. The report does not provide details of the structure’s occupancy, its construction cost, the area demolished or any response from MS Sukrit Trust or the ashram management.
The municipal corporation’s next steps, including whether the remaining structures will be examined or whether further action will follow, were not specified in the supplied report.
