Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone of Rs 150 crore Vindhyachal Corridor Project (VCP) in Mirzapur on Sunday afternoon. He will also inaugurate a ropeway costing Rs 16 crore in Vindhyachal.
The Vindhyachal Corridor project is being built on the lines of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor project in Varanasi.
The minister will be accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Vindhyachal Corridor project is being built on the lines of the Kashi Vindhyachal DhamCorridor project of Varanasi.
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Shah is expected to reach Devri airport in the afternoon after which he, along with the CM, will head to Vindhyachal temple for ‘bhumi pujan’.
“The Union Home Minister and Chief Minister will land at Devri airport around 2.40 p.m. From the helipad, they will go to Vindhyachal temple. After offering prayers at the temple, they will perform the rituals of bhumi pujan.They will then reach the Government Inter College ground to address a public meeting following inauguration of the ropeway for Vindhya circle and laying of foundation stone of other projects,” Divisional Commissioner Mirzapur, Yogeshwar Ram Mishra was quoted as saying by IANS.
According to Mishra, the construction part of Rs 150-crore Vindhyachal Corridor Project will be started immediately after the ‘bhumipujan’, as 92 buildings which were surrounding the Vindhyachal temple have already been removed after their purchase.
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The project will result in creation of space for 50-ft-wide Parikrama (circumambulation) route while visitors will get a full view of the holy shrine known as one of Shakti Peethas.
The roads leading to the temple are also being widened as a part of the project. Improvement of basic infrastructure and introducing modern facilities, including parking zones, guest houses, shopping complexes, retiring rooms for pilgrims, are also proposed. Shah and Yogi will also inaugurate the first ropeway of east UP for thousands of pilgrims and tourists who flock Ashtabhuja and Kali Khoh hills of holy Trikon (triangle) of Vindhyachal.
(With inputs from agencies)
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