<span style="color: #222222;">Madhya Pradesh government sanctioned a sum of 156 crore rupees for development of Omkareshwar, a famous pilgrimage centre which houses one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The government had earlier sanctioned 300 crore rupees for development of Mahakaleshwar, also a Jyotirlinga shrine located in Ujjain. Madhya Pradesh has the distinction of housing two of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines in the country.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday, the government approved a development plan for Omkareshwar town, located about 80 kilometres from Indore. The Chief Minister said, Omkareshwar would be developed as a world-class tourist and religious destination.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Omkareshwar development plan included a huge Main Gate at the entrance of the town, conservation of temples, multi-level parking, a shopping complex and development of ghats among others.</span><br />''