CHANDIGARH, FEB 12
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that ‘Saraswati Janmotsava’ would be celebrated as an international festival in 2018 and preparations for this event would begin soon.
The Chief Minister was addressing the closing ceremony of three-day ‘Saraswati Mahotsava Samaroh’ organised by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board in Pehowa.
He said that all pilgrimages and routes along the banks of Saraswati river and 134 pilgrimages and tourist attractions within 48 kosas of Kurukshetra would be developed through the Board. Apart from this, the Central Government has granted a sum of Rs 120 crore for developing tourist spots and pilgrimages in Kurukshetra under the Shri Krishna Circuit, he added. He also announced grant of Rs 5 crore for the Board.
Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Maa Saraswati Annapoorna Bhandara’ and took a round of an exhibition organised by the Forest Department and Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board.
On the occasion, Chairman, Haryana Staff Selection Commission, Mr. Bharat Bhushan Bharti raised the demand for several development projects in the area.
Those present on the occasion included Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Minister, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Member of Parliament, Mr. Raj Kumar Saini, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Shyam Singh Rana, other prominent personalities of the region.
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that ‘Saraswati Janmotsava’ would be celebrated as an international festival in 2018 and preparations for this event would begin soon.
The Chief Minister was addressing the closing ceremony of three-day ‘Saraswati Mahotsava Samaroh’ organised by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board in Pehowa.
He said that all pilgrimages and routes along the banks of Saraswati river and 134 pilgrimages and tourist attractions within 48 kosas of Kurukshetra would be developed through the Board. Apart from this, the Central Government has granted a sum of Rs 120 crore for developing tourist spots and pilgrimages in Kurukshetra under the Shri Krishna Circuit, he added. He also announced grant of Rs 5 crore for the Board.
Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Maa Saraswati Annapoorna Bhandara’ and took a round of an exhibition organised by the Forest Department and Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board.
On the occasion, Chairman, Haryana Staff Selection Commission, Mr. Bharat Bhushan Bharti raised the demand for several development projects in the area.
Those present on the occasion included Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Minister, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Member of Parliament, Mr. Raj Kumar Saini, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Shyam Singh Rana, other prominent personalities of the region.
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