CURATED BY – ASHWINI WALIA | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Kurukshetra, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh said that all the information about the tourist and pilgrimage places of the spiritual and cultural city of Kurukshetra, information about history will now be available at the Tourism Information Center of Kurukshetra Development Board. This tourism information center has now been opened for tourists. The important aspect is that as per the orders of Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, all the tourism information centers will be started in the next 3 months and there is a plan to open tourism information centers at Jyotisar Geeta Sthal, bus stand and railway station as well.

Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Tourism Information Center of Kurukshetra Development Board located at Arjun Chowk on Monday. Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh, Honorary Secretary of KDB Upendra Singhal, Chief Executive Officer of KDB and SDM Ladwa Pankaj Setia inaugurated the first tourist information center of KDB amidst chanting of mantras. After this, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh also visited the handicraft room, cafeteria, digital documentary room, tourist rest center as well as other rooms built in the tourist information center by the self-help group. During this, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh started the process of distribution of a special box containing water from Brahmasarovar, holy book Geeta, leaves of Banyan tree of Jyotisar and Prasad etc. for the tourists coming from India and abroad on behalf of KDB. This box will be made available by KDB at a rate of just Rs 230.

Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh expressed her gratitude to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and said that as per the order of the Chief Minister, the first tourist information center has been opened for tourists. All the tourist information centres prepared by KDB in this city will be started in the next 3 months. Apart from this, there is a plan to open tourist information centres at bus stand, railway station and Geeta Sthal Jyotisar. Necessary guidelines have been given to KDB officials to implement this plan. He said that this tourist information centre will solve all the problems of the tourists coming from the country and abroad and will also provide guides, information about the pilgrimages of 48 Kos, tourist places from the time of Mahabharata, rest house with documentary based on Mahabharata in digital room, railway and flight ticket booking facility.

He said that through the tourist information centre, tourists will be able to get all the facilities under one roof. Through this information centre, tourists will also be given replicas of the ancient statues found from excavations in the 9th and 11th centuries. Through this, tourists coming from the country and abroad will be able to easily know about the spiritual, cultural, tourist and pilgrimage sites of Kurukshetra.

KDB's honorary secretary Upendra Singhal said that the tourism information centre will prove to be a boon for tourists. Tourists will be able to spend 2-3 hours in this information centre and will get all kinds of information about Kurukshetra. Not only this, they will also be able to take a souvenir of Kurukshetra with them. A special box has been prepared for this.
KDB's chief executive officer Pankaj Setia while welcoming the guests said that as per the orders of Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh, all facilities have been provided by KDB in the tourism information centre. This information centre will become a centre of attraction. Canteen facility has also been provided in it. On this occasion, KDB members Ashok Rosa, Dr. NK Modgil, Captain Paramjit Singh, Balwan, Jasbir from Wah Foundation etc. were present.