Early Times Report
NAGROTA, Apr 23: National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Monday called for massive infrastructural development of spiritual destinations, saying pilgrim tourism has opened up vistas of economic opportunities across the Jammu region. "Like other pilgrim destinations, Chandi Mata also known as Machail Mata, has prominently emerged on the pilgrim tourism map of the Jammu region with number of devout thronging from various parts of the State and even outside Jammu and Kashmir to pay obeisance at highly revered temple surrounded by snow clad mountainous range of Paddar in Kishtwar at an altitude of 9,500 feet increasing every year", Rana said while interacting with a large number of devotees at Chandi Mata Mandir Dhammi in Jagati on its Sthapana Diwas this afternoon. The management of the Sarv Shakti Chandi Mata Mandir Committee presented memento to the Provincial President Rana, who represents Nagrota Constituency in Legislative Assembly. They included included Dr D.S.Jamwal, Chairman, Sanjay Gupta, Convenor, Sanjay Gandotra, President and Th Vikas Singh Jamwal, Senior Member. Rana, while paying obeisance at the temple, prayed for well being of the people and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir, hoping that with the blessings of the Mata the state will steer to a new era of peace. Prominent among those present on the occasion included Kuldeep Singh Jamwal, Sanjeev Singh, Mr Kuldeep Singh, Rekha Langeh and Asa Ram. |