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| Six months passed, officers failed to get Rs 50 cr PRASAD project for Purmandal-Utterbehni | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Even after passing six months, the tourism department has failed to get a project worth Rs 50 crore approved from the Union Tourism Ministry due to the casual approach of the higher-ups.
Today during the visit of Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at Purmandal- Utterbehni area, he was informed that the Project with an estimated cost of Rs 50 crores under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) has been submitted to Government of India for approval and funding.
Important to mention here that during his visit to Jammu on December 17, 2019, the Union Minister of State for Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel had sought submission of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for holistic development of Purmandal-Utterbehni as major pilgrimage centres under PRASAD scheme. Patel had sought DPR on the same to his Ministry within 15 days for further necessary action.
Six months have passed but higher-ups have failed to get the project approved despite the fact that the Union Government has repeatedly assured all support for the development of Jammu region.
Expressing concern over dilapidated condition of the historic temples and monuments at Purmandal-Utterbehni because of no care so far, the Union Minister had stated that the work on conservation of the same should have started more than 50 years ago.
Pertinent to mention that a project for development of Purmandal-Utterbehni as Pilgrimage Centres was mooted in 2015-16 but the same was never submitted by then PDP-BJP Government to the Centre for no reasons while Rs 2000 crores sanctioned for Tourism development in J&K under Prime Minister Development Project were spent on Kashmir only. |
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