The Urban Administration and Development Minister (UAD) Babulal Gaur directed the MP Tourism Development Department to chalk out an action plan for development of Hathaikhera Dam as a tourist spot. The directives were issued at a meeting held here on Monday. 

Gaur said that a proposal should be prepared for obtaining grants under Union Government schemes for developing the dam as a tourist spot. He added that development of Hathaikhera tourist spot will make available a recreation centre to people and lead to increased attention to its safety and protection. 

Gaur also instructed to repair the road from Ayodhya Bypass to Hathaikhera and develop a City Forest under Hathaikhera Dam. 

The minister also instructed for beautification of the immersion ghat near Bairagarh and develop it also into a tourist place. He asked the municipal staff to remove the silt and waste on the ghat and plant grass and small plants on the reservoir's banks. 

UAD minister instructed the tourism department and municipal officers to make available pedal boat facility near Kalighat in the Lower Lake for recreation of the masses.