Firozabad,

16 March (HS): The Uttar Pradesh government aims to

promote religious tourism through beautification of religious places and

development of infrastructure. This initiative is also likely to boost the

local economy, state tourism minister Thakur Jaiveer Singh said on Sunday. Tourism

and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said that the Uttar Pradesh government is

constantly making efforts to promote religious tourism. In this series, Rs 1.29

crore has been sanctioned for the beautification and tourism development of the

ancient Devarshi Narad Muni temple located in village Narkhi Dhokal of

Firozabad district. Rs 40 lakh has been released as the first installment of

this project. The Tourism Minister inaugurated this work.

He

said that with this amount, multipurpose hall, toilets, benches and other

necessary facilities will be arranged. This will provide better facilities to

the devotees and the temple complex will be more organized. The government aims

to promote religious tourism through beautification of religious places and development

of infrastructure. This initiative is also likely to boost the local economy.

The

Tourism Minister said that the Uttar Pradesh government is constantly focusing

on the development of religious places. This will not only provide better

facilities to the devotees, but will also give new energy to local tourism. The

renovation of the Narad Muni temple is considered an important step in this

direction. The news of the beautification of the temple has excited the local

people and devotees. They are hoping that this initiative will not only

increase the historical importance of the temple, but will also create new

employment and business opportunities in the area. District Magistrate Ramesh

Ranjan along with other officers and BJP leaders were present on this occasion.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi