Nitish Sharma
Tribune Information Service
Kurukshetra, August 25
The federal government has been making tall claims of creating Kurukshetra as a worldwide vacationer vacation spot, however lack of vacationer attraction, and pending initiatives and proposals, narrate a unique story.
Within the identify of vacationer attraction, there may be solely a lightweight and sound present at Jyotisar and night “Aarti” on the Brahma Sarovar. A multimedia laser present to draw vacationers on the Brahma Sarovar, at a value of Rs 16 crore, is but to see the sunshine of day, improvement of “aarti sthala” is but to begin, whereas the bold hop-on-hop-off bus service mission which was ready on the route of the Chief Minister to supply a touring expertise for vacationers was additionally placed on the backburner. There was one other proposal to arrange a everlasting craft bazaar on the sample of “Delhi Haat” however it didn’t materialise. All three vacationer data and facilitation centres — opened at a value of Rs 2 crore to facilitate vacationers who attain Kurukshetra from throughout the nation — have been mendacity closed for over a 12 months.
Craft bazar proposal fails
- There was one other proposal to arrange a everlasting craft bazaar on the sample of ‘Delhi Haat’ however it didn’t materialise.
- Formidable hop-on-hop-off bus service mission ready on the instructions of the CM to supply a touring expertise for vacationers was additionally placed on the backburner.
A Kurukshetra Growth Board (KDB) official mentioned, “Lakhs of devotees attain Kurukshetra to go to numerous non secular locations, together with Brahma Sarvoar, however it lacks vacationer attraction following which a majority of vacationers go away Kurukshetra by the night. Attributable to which regardless of an excellent vacationer footfall, the financial system has not benefited. To draw extra vacationers a multimedia laser present was deliberate on the Brahma Sarovar and the funds acquired beneath the Krishna Circuit phase-1 was to be utilised for the mission, however the mission is but to return on floor.”
Morning aarti plan
We’re planning to begin a morning aarti. We’re engaged on completely different initiatives to create night attraction in order that the vacationers begin staying in a single day right here. —Madan Mohan Chhabra, Honorary secretary, KDB
Regardless of non secular locations, No attraction
Lakhs of devotees attain Kurukshetra to go to non secular locations, however it lacks vacationer attraction following which a majority of vacationers go away Kurukshetra by the night. —Official, Kurukshetra improvement board
Lacks uniqueness of a vacationer spot
Each vacationer vacation spot has some uniqueness and will supply some expertise to vacationers which is lacking right here. —Professor Tajender Sharma, Resident
Professor Tajender Sharma, a resident, mentioned, “Each vacationer vacation spot has some uniqueness and will supply some expertise to the vacationers which is lacking right here. Merely creating artifacts and putting in statues will not be sufficient. There’s a have to create services the place the vacationers will be supplied the religious expertise for which individuals come to Kurukshetra.”
Kurukshetra Growth Board honorary secretary Madan Mohan Chhabra mentioned, “There’s already a lightweight and sound present at Jyotisar and night “aarti” on the Brahma Sarovar. We’re planning to begin a morning aarti as properly. We’re engaged on completely different initiatives to create night attraction in order that the vacationers begin staying in a single day right here. The Kurukshetra Growth Boardhas proposed to begin hop-on-hop-off buses service and it’s with the federal government. As a result of pandemic, the variety of vacationers is much less and we expect that the federal government will give an approval to the mission quickly.”
