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Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
MoU signed for tourist info centre operation at Patna Sahib
Patna: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation and maintenance of the tourist information centre, Patna Sahib, was signed on Tuesday between Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib and Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) in the presence of tourism minister Raju Kumar Singh and department's secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh. The secretary said the tourist information centre at Kangan Ghat, Patna Sahib, was built at a cost of Rs 7.42 crore under the Centre's Prasad scheme. "Following the MoU, the Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib will now ensure the operation and maintenance of the centre." The ministry of tourism, govt of India, had earlier approved a scheme worth Rs 41.53 crore for the development of Patna Sahib under the Prasad scheme. It includes a G+2 building, with a sangat hall, reception, kitchen, and toilets on the ground floor, and 14 rooms each on the first and second floors, totalling 28 rooms. The approval for authorising the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib, for the maintenance and operation of the tourist facilitation centre, Kanghan Ghat, was received from the cabinet, after which, the MoU was finalised on Tuesday. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
MoU signed tourist info centre operation at Patna Sahib
Patna: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation and maintenance of the tourist information centre, Patna Sahib, was signed on Tuesday between Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib and Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) in the presence of tourism minister Raju Kumar Singh and department's secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh. The secretary said the tourist information centre at Kangan Ghat, Patna Sahib, was built at a cost of Rs 7.42 crore under the Centre's Prasad scheme. "Following the MoU, the Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib will now ensure the operation and maintenance of the centre." The ministry of tourism, govt of India, had earlier approved a scheme worth Rs 41.53 crore for the development of Patna Sahib under the Prasad scheme. It includes a G+2 building, with a sangat hall, reception, kitchen, and toilets on the ground floor, and 14 rooms each on the first and second floors, totalling 28 rooms. The approval for authorising the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib, for the maintenance and operation of the tourist facilitation centre, Kanghan Ghat, was received from the cabinet, after which, the MoU was finalised on Tuesday. Patna: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation and maintenance of the tourist information centre, Patna Sahib, was signed on Tuesday between Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib and Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) in the presence of tourism minister Raju Kumar Singh and department's secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh. The secretary said the tourist information centre at Kangan Ghat, Patna Sahib, was built at a cost of Rs 7.42 crore under the Centre's Prasad scheme. "Following the MoU, the Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib will now ensure the operation and maintenance of the centre." The ministry of tourism, govt of India, had earlier approved a scheme worth Rs 41.53 crore for the development of Patna Sahib under the Prasad scheme. It includes a G+2 building, with a sangat hall, reception, kitchen, and toilets on the ground floor, and 14 rooms each on the first and second floors, totalling 28 rooms. The approval for authorising the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Takht Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib, for the maintenance and operation of the tourist facilitation centre, Kanghan Ghat, was received from the cabinet, after which, the MoU was finalised on Tuesday. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
State gears up for Shrawani Mela with tent cities, info centres
Patna: Shrawani mela devotees visiting the Baba Garibnath temple in Muzaffarpur district will get several facilities this year, including free accommodation in tent cities, medical camps, clean drinking water, washrooms, uninterrupted power supply, kanwar stands made of bamboo, besides tourist information centres to assist them, said the tourism department. The Bihar tourism department is setting up these facilities for the devotees travelling from Pahleja ghat to Baba Garibnath temple in Muzaffarpur and Sultanganj to Dumra in Jharkhand. The facilities will be available for the devotees before the commencement of mela, a tourism department official said on Monday. Tourism secretary, Lokesh Kumar Singh, said comprehensive arrangements are being made for the Shrawani Mela, to be held between July 11 and Aug 9. "A German hangar tent city, equipped with fans, coolers, chairs, tables and CCTV cameras, having a seating capacity for 500 people is being constructed at Pahleja. A temporary tourist information centre will be set up on the fair route that will have a seating capacity for 100 people and will be equipped with bamboo kanwar stands. The tourist information centre will have a public announcement system," Singh said. The secretary further said a waterproof German hangar tent city, with a seating capacity of 1,000 people, will be set up at the RDS College near Baba Garibnath temple in Muzaffarpur. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Поза во сне может многое рассказать о вашем характере! Удивительные Новости Undo Additionally, tent cities, with a seating capacity of 200 people each, will be built at Goraul, Bithouli and Turki. All tent cities will have appointed a tent city in charge, and their cellphone numbers, along with the helpline numbers of the control room to be set up in Patna with the contact numbers of local police administration, will be displayed there. Medical facilities will also be available at Pahleja tent city, Baba Garibnath temple tent city and the temporary tourist information centre. "The district administration will also organise devotional music evenings 'Bhajan sandhya' for the kanwariyas at Baba Garibnath temple tent city. Special attention will be paid on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays when the footfall of tourists is maximum," he added.
