Himachal Government is contemplating to develop a Shiv Dham in Mandi town to make Choti Kashi Mandi an added attraction for tourists.
A presentation in this regard was made before the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here on Sunday.
The Chief Minister said that the idea of the State Government is to create replica of the twelve Jyothirlinga viz. Somnath in Gir Somnath, Gujarat, Mallikarjuna in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh,Omkareshwar in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, Bhimashankar in Maharashtra, Vishwanath in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Trimbakeshwar in Nashik, Maharashtra, Vaidyanath in Parli, Maharashtra, Nageshvara in Dwarka, Gujarat, Ramanathaswamy in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Thakur said that while developing the Shiv Dham, it would be ensured that minimum damage is caused to ecology and environment of the area.
He said that efforts would also be made for external funding of this ambitious project.
Additional Chief Secretary Tourism RD Dhiman, Director Tourism Yunus, Managing Director Tourism Kumud Singh and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.