Modi inaugurates Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi rebuilt after 2013 floods

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi, which was damaged in 2013 floods, and unveil the 12-feet statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. The Samadhi has been reconstructed after the destruction in the 2013 floods. The entire reconstruction work has been undertaken under the guidance of the Prime Minister, who has constantly reviewed and monitored the progress of the project.

Earlier, Modi was received at the Dehradun airport by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and his cabinet colleagues Subodh Uniyal and Ganesh Joshi, besides Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal.

Modi will also inaugurate key infrastructure projects- Saraswati retaining wall aasthapath and ghats, Mandakini retaining wall aasthapath, Tirth purohit houses, Garud chatti bridge on river Mandakini. All these projects have been completed at a cost of over Rs 130 crore.

He will also lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth over Rs 180 crore, including the redevelopment of Sangam Ghat, first aid and tourist facilitation centre, admin office and hospital, two guest houses, police station, command and control centre, Mandakini Aasthapath queue management and rain shelter and Saraswati civic amenity building.

News Credit: India TV News