Visiting Places

Omkareshwar

Omkareshwar, the sacred island, shaped like the holiest of all Hindu symbols, ‘Om’, has drawn to it hundreds of generations of pilgrims. Here, at the confluence of the rivers Narmada and Kaveri, the devout gather to kneel before the Jyotirlinga (one of the twelve throughout India) at the temple of Shri Omkar Mandhata. And here, as in so many of Madhya Pradesh’s sacred shrines, the works of Nature complement those of man to provide a setting awe-inspiring in its magnificence.

Access

By Air : The nearest airport is Indore (77 km) connected by regular flights with Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal and Gwalior.
By Rail : Nearest railhead is Omkareshwar Road (12 km) on the Ratlam-Khandwa section of the Western Railway
By Road : Omkareshwar is connected to Indore, Ujjain , Khandwa and Omkareshwar Road by regular bus services
Best Season : July to March

Maheshwar

Distance : 91km from Indore
Population : 15,000
* Famous For Its Delicate Cotton and Silk Textiles

Maheshwar "More than anything else, Maheshwar is now synonymous with the exquisitely delicate cotton and silk blend handloom saris woven by its people. However, if you rewind to the dawn of Hindu civilization, you’ll find that Maheshwar was a veritable hotbed of culture, religion and politics. It even made it to the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, where it finds mention as, Mahishmati. The sacred Narmada that flows by lends Maheshwar charm and sanctity

 

Asirgarh

Asirgarh is an Indian fortress situated in the Satpura Range, about 20 km. north of the town of Burhanpur, in Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh state. The fortress commands a pass through the Satpuras connecting the valleys of the Narmada and Tapti rivers, one of the most important routes from northern India to the Deccan in the southwest. It is known as the "key to the Deccan". The fortress is home to a tenth-century temple of Shiva. From 1388 it was a stronghold of the Faruqi rulers of Kandesh who surrendered to the Mughal

Indira Sagar Project

River Narmada, fifth largest river in India, with a river flow length of 1312 kms originates from Amarkantak in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. Narmada flows westward and after passing through Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat and maharashtra, it drains into Arabian Sea near Gulf of Combay. Indira Sagar Project (ISP) situated on River Narmada, 10 Km from village Punasa in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

Indira Sagar Project is a multipurpose project with an installed capacity of 1000 MW, with annual energy generation of 2698 Million Units in Stage - I, 1850 Million Units in Stage - II and 1515 Million Units in Stage - III and annual irrigation of 2.65 Lac. Ha on a Cultivable Command Area (CCA) of 1.23 Lac Ha Total Catchment Area at the Dam site is 61642 Sq.Km. Indira Sagar Project is the mother project for the downstream projects on Narmada Basin with largest reservoir in India, having 12.22 Bm3 storage capacity. All the eight units commissioned by March ’05 ahead of schedule while generation from first unit was started from Jan. ’04.