Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Saturday visited the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine here and said efforts would be made to create a religious corridor linking Jammu and Kashmir with the neighbouring state to promote religious tourism.
He said the Union Territory and Himachal Pradesh share a common cultural heritage and reverence for many of the same deities, making the corridor a much-needed initiative.
At the Katra base camp, Gupta told reporters, “In the coming years, our effort will be to create a religious corridor so that pilgrims who visit Jammu and Kashmir can also travel onwards to Himachal Pradesh.”
Accompanied by his family members, the Governor offered prayers at the shrine atop the Trikuta Hills. He noted that both regions are home to numerous revered shrines and religious sites that attract devotees from across the country.
According to him, the proposed corridor would help promote pilgrimage tourism while strengthening cultural and people-to-people ties between the two regions.
Expressing satisfaction over the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Governor said, owing to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, militancy in the Union Territory “has come to an end”.
“May the divine mother continue to bless us, and may the peaceful atmosphere that we have long hoped for continue to prevail,” he said.
Noting the growing number of tourists and pilgrims visiting Himachal, he said the state government was working to improve infrastructure and visitor facilities to provide a better travel experience.
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