Dignitaries along with the civic staff planted trees on this hill. More than 3,000 saplings have been planted by Pithampur Municipality in the industrial area of which around one thousand saplings were planted on Mari Mata hill.
The board has been losing money for a long time now as it is able to recover just Rs 70 lakh annually as revenue for water supplied to the citizens against an annual expenditure of Rs 5 crore annually.
The Mhow Cantonment Board will contribute Rs 5 crore 21 lakh to this kitty while the remaining amount will be given by the central and the state governments.
In many cases, people the original owners have sold their houses, and the new owners are unable to renew the lease and get the property transferred in their name.