Prez inaugurates ‘Development of Srisailam Temple’ project in AP

Hyderabad, Dec 26 : President Smt Droupadi Murmu on Monday inaugurated the project “Development of Srisailam Temple constructed at a cost of Rs 43.08 crore at Srisailam Temple Complex, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The project has been sanctioned and executed under PRASHAD scheme– National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) of the Ministry of Tourism.The project is 100 per cent funded by the Ministry of Tourism of Government of India. The components executed in the project include interventions like Amphitheatre, Illuminations and Sound and Light Show, Digital Interventions, Tourist Amenity Center , Parking area, Changing rooms, Toilet Complexes, Souvenir Shops, Food court, ATM & Banking Facility. These interventions aimed at making Srisailam Temple a world class pilgrimage and tourist destination by providing state-of-the-art facilities for visitors. The event was graced by the presence of Governor of Telangana Smt Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Y Naik, Dy Chief Minister & Minister for Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh SKottu Satyanarayana, Minister for Tourism, Culture & Youth Advancement, Government of Andhra Pradesh Smt R K Roja, Minister for Finance, Planning & Legislative Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh Buggana Rajendranath, Secretary (Tourism) GoI Arvind Singh and other important dignitaries.