Varanasi to get Heritage Walk around Kabir Chaura & Piplani Katra under HRIDAY

The Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth INR114 cr under Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities of Varnasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development has directed the officials of the ministry and concerned state governments to ensure implementation of approved projects by March next year. An inter-ministerial HRIDAY National Empowered Committee chaired by Rajiv Gauba, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development cleared detailed project reports of these five cities.