Garoth and 552G connects to Indore. Other regional highways passing through the city are: Indore – Ujjain Road via SH 27 part of NH 552G Kota / Agar – Ujjain Road via NH 552G Bhopal / Dewas – Ujjain Road via SH 18 now NH 148NG Ratlam / Barnagar – Ujjain Road via SH 18 now NH Jaora / Nimach – Ujjain Road via SH 17 Maksi – Ujjain Road (Connects to NH 3) Harda - Ujjain Road (Connects to Via National Highway 59A NH 47) and SH 18 Ujjain - Garoth Proposed New Green Field Four Lane National Highway No NH 148NG Local transport Ujjain depends on an extensive network of auto rickshaws, city busses, private taxis and Tata Magic, that operate throughout the city, connecting one part with another. UMC has recently introduced city buses with a public private partnership project as the city was identified urban agglomerations with less than 1 million population under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Sports Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the city. Ujjain is also home to the Ujjain Divisional Cricket Association which is affiliated to BCCI. The city does not have any big stadium, but hosted Ranji Trophy matches at Pipe Factory Ground in 1977 and 1980. Kite flying is another popular activity in the city around Makar Sakranti. Smart city Ujjain city was shortlisted under the Government of India's flagship programme Smart Cities Mission. Under the mission, UMC ( Ujjain Municipal Corporation) shall participate in the smart cities challenge by Ministry of Urban Development. As part of this, UMC is preparing a Smart City Proposal (SCP). SCP will include smart city solutions based on the consultations to be held with the key stakeholders of the city. UMC invited the suggestions from citizens of Ujjain to make ‘Ujjain as a smart city’. The citizens were able to post their views pertaining to basic services such as water supply, sewerage, urban transport, social infrastructure and e-governance. Notable people Notable people who were born or lived in Ujjian include: Sage Sandipani Chashtana Kālidāsa Devi (wife of Ashoka) Shivmangal Singh Suman Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar Bharthari Yashoda Devi Vivian Dsena Thawar Chand Gehlot Gundecha Brothers Satyanarayan Jatiya Hukam Chand Kachwai Sachida Nagdev Naman Ojha Paramartha Sartaj Singh Saumya Tandon Vikramaditya Juhi Parmar Goverdhan Lal Oza Sharma Bandhu V. S. Wakankar Sharad Joshi See also Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Ujjainiya