Mentioning that Sankissa village of Farrukhabad had one of the most ancient Buddhist links of the world, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the place to be developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage.
Sankissa is known as a major Buddhist pilgrimage across the world and monasteries of Sri Lanka, Japan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tibet, Cambodia, are located in this village where devotees stay and worship Lord Buddha.
Claiming that there was immense potential for the development of religious tourism in Farrukhabad, the CM directed officials to develop Sankissa on the lines of Kushinagar, Sarnath, Kapilvastu, and Kaushambhi .
“It is a matter of pride that Uttar Pradesh is a home to several important places related to Lord Buddha and these are being developed under the Buddhist Circuit,” he said.
The CM also asked the officials to chalk out an action plan on this and draw a route map from Sarnath to Gautam Buddh Nagar adding Sankissa village.
Intending to develop all six sites related to Lord Buddha including Sankissa, the CM wanted people from across the world to visit Sankissa, Kapilvastu, Shravasti, Kushinagar, Sarnath and Kaushambi and see the ancient stupas and know about Lord Buddha.
Yogi also said that once Sankissa was developed as a tourist place, employment opportunities would increase and system of road, power and water would be better, giving a fillip to the hotel and market businesses.
Uttar Pradesh plays host to a large number of tourists from abroad every year to the Buddhist Circuit.