Manohar Lal Khattar, the Chief Minister of Haryana, has announced that Kurukshetra and Yamuna Nagar districts of Haryana will now be included in Krishna Circuit.
With the support of central government, these districts will now become famous internationally for their cultural, religious, and spiritual significance in tourism sector.
In a bid to attract international tourists, the Government of India made a plan to develop a ‘Krishna Circuit’ consisting of six places related to Lord Krishna, including Vrindaban, Mathura, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgram, and Govardhan in Uttar Pradesh. The central government has sanctioned 100 crores to develop tourist facilities at these places. These places will be developed under ‘Swadesh Darshan Plan’. In Uttar Pradesh, the Tourism Department of the state will have the responsibility to implement this plan, while Tourism Ministry of the central government will monitor the work.
International agency Ernest and Young (EY) has been appointed as the Program Management Consultant to give advice on this plan.
Padmanabh Goswami, the member of National Advisory Committee, created by central government on Swadesh Darshan Yojna, said a meeting – presided by Union Minister for Tourism Mahesh Sharma – was held on this matter last week, in which the plan was finalized.
According to central government, tourist facilities will also be developed at Dwarka (Gujarat), Naathdwara, Jaipur, Seekar ((Rajasthan) and Puri (Odisha).
There a number of places in UP which are believed to be connected with Lord Krishna in some or other way. These places are visited by thousands of domestic and international tourists all round the year. Central government is planning to provide facilities including Tourist Centers, Wi-Fi, Sound and Light Show, Sheds, Food Kiosks, Drinking Water at all these places.
“The Government has decided to develop a Krishna Circuit from Akshar Dham in Delhi to Brijbhumi in five stages. ‘Brij Chaurasi Kos Parikrama’ would also be given a facelift after a demarcation of the area,” Mahesh Sharma had announced in Mathura.
“The Krishna circuit would consist of Mathura-Vrindaban, Goverdhan, Nandgaon-Barsana, Dauji-Gokul, and Mant mini-circuits. After the demarcation of Chaurasi Kos Parikrama, its infra-structure would be developed… Separate roads would be constructed from Expressway to Mathura and Vrindaban,” Sharma said.
The minister also told that the Union government is considering the idea of building an airport close to Yamuna Express way. He said that the plan is to develop infra-structure from airport to Taj Mahal.
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