Ujjain: Six out of the seven idols of ‘Saptarishis’ put in on the Mahakal Lok hall, developed on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain metropolis, have collapsed and suffered damages as a result of gusty winds, officers stated.
No individual was injured within the incident which came about on Sunday at round 4 pm when a lot of guests have been current on the web site, they stated. The facility was shut for a couple of hours following the incident, they stated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the primary section of the Mahakal Lok hall undertaking in October final 12 months.
The incident on Sunday gave ammunition to the opposition Congress to hit out on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities within the state, alleging corruption within the undertaking and demanding a probe into the “sub-standard” high quality of development.
“There are a total of 160 idols installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, out of them six idols of ‘Saptarishis’ (seven sages) that were around 10 feet tall fell down around 4 pm as strong winds swept through the area,” Ujjain Collector Kumar Purshottam stated.
After that, the hall was instantly closed. But when it was reopened at 7 pm, a lot of guests once more thronged the place, he stated. The broken idols weren’t situated contained in the Mahakaleshwar temple, however within the Mahakal Lok hall developed round it, he stated, including they are going to be restored.
(*6*) one other official stated. Gusty winds, which have been accountable for the incident, killed two individuals elsewhere in Ujjain, he stated.
The official stated corporations from Gujarat have been engaged within the work of making the idols and setting up the hall. The whole price of the Mahakal Lok undertaking is Rs 856 crore with the primary section costing Rs 351 crore.
State Congress chief Kamal Nath in a tweet stated, “I demand from the chief minister that the idols be restored immediately. The sub-standard construction should be probed and the people involved in it should be punished.”
His predecessor Arun Yadav advised PTI over the cellphone, “The BJP government is not even sparing Gods, and this incident at the Mahakal Lok corridor smacks of corruption.” Talking about native climate circumstances, India Meteorological Department’s Bhopal heart obligation officer J P Vishwakarma advised PTI that the forecast for Sunday stated gusty winds would blow on the velocity of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour at remoted locations in Ujjain through the day.
“We don’t have an Automatic Weather Station in Ujjain to measure the speed of the wind in Ujjain. We are going to demand it,” he stated. The hall, stated to be one of many longest within the nation, traverses the outdated Rudrasagar Lake which has been revived as a part of the redevelopment undertaking across the Mahakaleshwar temple, one of many 12 ‘jyotirlingas’ within the nation.
Measuring greater than 900 meters in size, the hall has round 108 aesthetically ornate pillars manufactured from intricately-carved sandstones that depict the Anand Tandav Swaroop (a type of dance of Lord Shiva), 200 statues and murals of Lord Shiva and goddess Shakti.
