Beautification and renovation work of a temple dedicated to Maa Kaushalya, the mother of lord Rama, was on Sunday launched in Chandrakhuri.
Tourism Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu was the chief guest on this occasion while other top personalities who graced the occasion were Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief Mohan Markam, former MLA Mahant Ramsundar Das and Urban Administration Minister Shiv Kumar Daharia.
Speaking on this occasion Tourism minister claimed that development of these places which are situated in maternal place of Lord Ram would provide new identity to the region’s tourism.
This inauguration was also the start of development of tourist spots of Rama Van Gaman Path and was a part of development of 8 earmarked places which the government would facilitate with better connectivity and electrification along with arranging other basic amenities required for a tourist place.
Notable, a total of 51 places have been identified as spots from where Lord Rama travelled during his exile. All these places would be developed in phased manner.
Eight of the places which would be developed in the first phase comprise Sitamadhi-Harchowka (Koria), Ramgarh (Surguja), Sheorinarayan (Janjgir-Champa), Turturia (Balodabazar-Bhatapara), Chandrakhuri (Raipur), Rajim (Gariaband), Sihava (Dhamtari) and Jagdalpur (Bastar).