KV Corridor inauguration to be broadcast live in 20K temples: Chugh
PM Modi giving divya Kashi the form of grand Kashi, says BJP national gen secy
VARANASI : The programme for the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor on December 13 will be broadcast live in 20,000 temples across the country and BJP workers in 15,444 mandals (a mandal comprises many mohallas) would also watch it simultaneously, said Tarun Chugh, BJP national general secretary, on Wednesday.
“We are all fortunate that we are seeing a grand temple being built at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya and Vishwanath Dham has been built in Kashi,” he said.
He said Kashi, the oldest city in the world, was also called the city of salvation and was the land of Sant Tulsi Das, Sant Kabir Das and Sant Ravidas. “Our saints and great men have done the work of making Kashi divine. And the work of adding grandeur to divine Kashi is being done under the leadership of Kashi MP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Chugh at a meeting with BJP leaders regarding preparations for the inauguration of KV Corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and programs to be held post inauguration for about a month.
He emphasized that the entire country would celebrate the inauguration of KV Corridor by the Prime Minister on December 13. “Along with Kashi, programmes will be organised all over the country. Cleanliness drives and ‘prabhat pheris’ will be organised on December 9,”
added Chugh. Apart from the inauguration of KV Corridor on December 13, a convention of BJP-ruled chief ministers and deputy chief ministers would be held in Kashi on December 13-14, a conference of mayors from across the country would be held on December 17 while an organic farming conference and a national seminar on cow-based farming will be organised on December 23, said the BJP leader.
Inauguration to be celebrated like Diwali
Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Deepak Agarwal said that the three-day inauguration ceremony of KV Corridor on December 12, 13 and 14 will be celebrated like Diwali and Dev Deepawali with huge participation by people.
He urged people to decorate their homes and create a festive environment so that the “good image of Kashi” can be seen by visitors and its message goes to the world. Special decorations of ghats and prominent buildings of Kashi would be done as part of the ‘Bhavya Kashi, Divya Kashi’ programme on December 13.
“There will be cash awards for the best decorated commercial complexes, hotels and government buildings. Rs 51,000 will be given to the best, Rs 21,000 to the second best decorated building and Rs 11,000 to the one which gets the third place. Incentives worth Rs 11,000 will be provided to the ward, which has the best cleaning and decoration,” he said while reviewing preparations for the inauguration of the KV Corridor at a meeting with senior officials. After December 13, ‘prasad’ of KV temple and a booklet on the history of the temple would be distributed from house to house, he said.
Officials said the inauguration of KV Corridor on December 13 would open avenues of economic progress in the region.
While a campaign had been launched to cleanse the entire district, various programmes will be organised to celebrate Diwali and Dev Deepawali on December 12, 13 and 14 as part of the inaugural ceremony. Besides, boats on the ghats will be decorated with lights, they said. According to a press statement, the architect of the KV Corridor project, Bimal Patel, informed that facilities for tourists had been enhanced without tampering with the original structure of the temple.
“The work includes construction of temple chowk, Varanasi city gallery, museum, multipurpose auditoriums, hall, devotee facilitation centre, public convenience, salvation home, Godowlia gate, Bhogshala, shelter for priests and sevadars, spiritual book space, and others. About 70% of the 5.50 lakh sq ft area of the project would be kept open for the green cover,” informed Patel.