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Centre assures support to Chhattisgarh Tribal Circuit

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Centre today assured Chhattisgarh government to assist the state in developing Tribal Circuit under Swadesh Darshan scheme.

Union Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma gave this assurance to Chhattisgarh Tourism Minister Dayal Das Baghel today in a meeting here.

Baghel requested Sharma to include the important tourist route of Jashour-Sanna-Tatapani-Mainpat-Chaiturgarh-Kurdar- Kabir Chabutra-Sarodha Dadar-Kanker-Kondagaon-Jagdalpur- Chitrakote-Dantewada circuit under the Tribal Circuit of Swadesh Darshan scheme.

He also urged Sharma to make Rajmergarh-Kabir Chabutra- Achanakmer Tiger Reserve-Kurdar-Sirpur-Kodar Dam-Gangrel Dam- Kanger Valley National Park as part of the Eco Circuit of Swadesh Darshan.

Sharma assured that the ministry will assist development of the Tribal Circuit of Chhattisgarh under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. As regards the Eco-Circuit, he assured that the government will consider the proposal.
 

Sharma also promised to look into the proposal by Baghel, to include the historical site of Sirpur in the ambitious Buddhist circuit project.

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First Published: Aug 19 2015 | 8:22 PM IST

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