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Union Home Minister Amit Shah (ANI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performing aarti at Ram Lala temple (ANI)

which is number one in terms of increase 10 times,” Yogi said. viding lakhs of employment oppor- that the design of the Ayodhya air-
domestic tourism is the safest state He further said that apart from tunities to the youth. port would be based on the idea and
in the country for travellers. “Uttar facilitating investment in the state, Meanwhile, the Airports Au- spirit of the Ram Mandir, invoking a
Pradesh is a state with infinite possi- the UP Government was also pro- thority of India on Wednesday said sense of spirituality.
bilities in terms of tourism. “To cater to the needs of the
All the major centres of reli- local population as well as pilgrims
gious, spiritual, and eco-tourism are Temple priest extends support and provide direct connectivity to
present here. Today Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya -the important religious
is number one in terms of domestic to Bharat Jodo Yatra destination, the Airports Authority
tourism. In 2024, when the Shri Ram of India has undertaken the work
temple will be ready in Ayodhya, ead priest of the Ram participate in the journey howev- of development of the airport for
tourism will increase 10 times,” Yogi Janmabhoomi temple, er due to health reasons, he gave Civil flight operations,” the airport
said while addressing tour opera- HAcharya Satyendra Das, his moral support to this journey authority said in a statement adding
tors from all over the country at the has written a letter to Congress through the letter, and the priest that the design of the airport will
37th Annual Convention of the In- leader Rahul Gandhi extending his even termed the yatra to be right and reflect the idea and spirit of Ram
dian Association of Tour Operators support for the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. timely, “comparable to the ‘Dan- Mandir, invoking a sense of spiritu-
(IATO) on Sunday. In the letter dated December di Yatra’ taken out by Gandhi ji”. ality and creating a sense of place for
Yogi also claimed that at least 31, 2022, Das wished that the bless- “We welcome Acharya Sa- all passengers arriving and departing
one crore tourists visited Varanasi ings of Lord Ram be always upon tyendra Das ji, the priest of Ram from the airport.
in the month of Sawan. “We have the Congress leader. The letter has Janmabhoomi,” the party’s district According to the statement by
Kashi (Varanasi) which is the oldest been trending on social media plat- spokesperson added. AAI, the airport development proj-
city in the world, and the cultural forms. In the letter, Das prayed for Congress leader Rahul Gand- ect worth Rs 242 Cr includes the
and spiritual capital of India. the success of the campaign (Bharat hi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will re- construction of a terminal building
One year has passed since the Jodo Yatra) that is being run to con- sume after a nine-day winter break and the development of airside facil-
inauguration of the Shri Kashi Vish- nect the country from Kanyakumari from Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday. ities like widening and amp; expan-
wanath Dham. Earlier, usually, one to Kashmir. The yatra has covered more sion of the runway, etc.
crore tourists used to visit Varanasi He also wished Rahul Gandhi than 110 days and over 3,000 km of “The new terminal building with
in a year but, this year, one crore success in his work undertaken in march. Starting from the southern a total area of 6000 square meters
tourists came to Varanasi in the the country’s interest. He prayed for states, the yatra moved to Rajasthan is being designed to serve 300 pas-
month of Sawan alone,” Adityanath the Congress leader’s good health and Delhi before the break. sengers during peak hours with an
said. and long life. So far, the Yatra, which start- annual handling capacity of six lakh
The Chief Minister said that Das also quoted a dictum from ed from Kanyakumari on Sep- passengers, the authority said.
apart from Varanasi, Ayodhya is the Rigveda in Sanskrit ‘Sarvajan tember 7, has covered parts of The roof of the terminal is pro-
the center of faith of every Sanatani Sukhay Sarvajan Hitay’, which trans- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, posed to be adorned with Shikharas,
where everyone aspires to come here lates to “for the happiness of the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Mad- of varying heights to convey a sense
once in their lifetime. many, for the welfare of the many”. hya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Ma- of grandeur to the structure. Along
“The construction of the grand Confirming the letter, Sunil harashtra and Haryana. It will cul- with the varying shikharas, the ter-
temple is going on Santana a war Krishna Gautam, district spokes- minate in Jammu and Kashmir. minal will have decorative columns
footing in Ayodhya. Along with person of Congress Party Ayodhya It is the longest march on foot displaying important events from the
Deepotsav, many works have been said, “In support of the ‘Bharat by any Indian politician in the his- story of Ramayana pictorially.
done for tourism development in Jodo Yatra’ being taken out by Ra- tory of India, the Congress has The glass facade of the terminal
Ayodhya. Infrastructure develop- hul Gandhi throughout the country, claimed. will be designed to recreate a sense
ment is going on at the cost of Rs our venerable Saint Satyendra Das With this yatra, Rahul Gandhi of being in the very palace of Ayod-
30,000 crore. When the construction of Ayodhya has written a letter in aims to mobilize the party cadre and hya. The building will shine aesthet-
and development works of Shri Ram support of Rahul Gandhi.” unite the general public against the ically and functionally, displaying a
temple in Ayodhya will be complet- Gautam said Das was keen “to BJP’s “divisive politics in the country. perfect mix of local architecture with
ed in 2024, tourism to the city will a modern architectural note.

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