PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the famous Purnagiri Fair in Tanakpur of Champawat district on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that Uttarakhand is a Devbhoomi as divinity is present everywhere here. He said that Purnagiri Dham is an important religipus centre of Uttarakhand and after Kumbh and Kanwad maximum number of pilgrims visit the temple.
He said that the State government is committed to operate the Purnagiri fair for entire year and for it infrastructure in the area is being developed.
In coming years the area will become a mega centre of religious and spiritual tourism. He said that 13 multi level parking have been approved in Champawat and Inter State Bus Terminus with a budget of Rs 200 crore will be contructed in Tanakpur. Under the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission important temples of Kumaon region will be developed.
He said that work in ropeway in Purnagiri is underway which will make the Yatra of pilgrims easy. The CM said that the Purnagiri circuit will be developed by the government. He averred that the government is working to make Champawat a devpoped and leading district of the State. The campus College of Soban Singh Jeena University has started in Champawat.
A science centre with a budget of Rs 55 crore is being constructed in Champawat and many development projects are underway in the district, he said. The CM said that the organisation of National Games in Tanakpur will give a boost to rafting activity in Tanakpur.
In his address the CM assured the Mela committee that the Purnagiri Fair is in the priority off the State government and best possible facilities will be provided to every pilgrim.
The dstrict president of BJP Govind Samant, president of Purnagiri temple committee Kishan Tiwari and other leaders and officers of district administration attended the programme.
