Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency will be developed as a religious, historical and adventure tourist hub, Punjab government said on Saturday.
A meeting was held here which was attended among others by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Rana KP Singh, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Technical Education in the Punjab government, Charanjit Singh Channi, local MP Manish Tewari and senior government officials.
Tewari on Saturday said, Shri Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency has the privilege of being the birthplace of the Khalsa. Also, he added, the holy place of Chamkaur Sahib, where two elder Sahibzadas laid down their lives fighting the mighty Mughal army also falls in the same constituency.
Besides, he said, the ancestral place of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh also falls in the same constituency in Khatkar Kallan in Nawanshahr district.
The MP said, the Punjab government, with assistance from the government of India is already developing a religious tourism circuit connecting the holy cities of Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib and other holy and historic places.
He said, the process of developing the circuit has already started, adding that the meeting was held to ensure that the process is expedited and whatever further needed to be done at the level of the state or central governments will be followed up on priority basis.
Besides the religious and historic tourism, Tewari said, there was a great scope for water sports in Ropar and he had already started exploring the options by seeking consultation from the experts. The MP expressed confidence that very soon, Shri Anandpur Sahib will be as one of the top most priority for tourists for both religious as well as adventure tourism.