Uttarakhand: Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Kedarnath Temple decorated with 8 quintal flowers
Nov 03, 2021
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], November 3 : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uttarakhand, the Kedarnath Temple was decorated with eight quintals of flowers on the eve of Diwali on Wednesday.
As per the Ministry of Culture, PM Modi will visit Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand on Friday where he will unveil the statue, and inaugurate the Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya which has been reconstructed after its destruction in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
PM Modi will also inaugurate key infrastructure projects worth Rs 130 crores, including Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and Garud Chatti bridge on river Mandakini. He is also scheduled to address a public rally during his visit.
After the natural disaster in Kedarnath in 2013, its reconstruction was started in 2014.
The entire reconstruction work at Kedarnath has been undertaken under the personal guidance of the Prime Minister, who has constantly reviewed and monitored the progress of the project and given his vision for the re-development works there" reads the official statement.
