The Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma met the Madhya Pradesh Energy, Mining and Public Relations Minister, Rajinder Shukla in New Delhi recently.
The latter requested Sharma to give priority to the Rs. 49 crores Vindhya Mega Destination Project of Madhya Pradesh to help speed up development of tourist circuits and the development of historic Chirahula temple and the pond at Rewa. He further urged that the proposal for an amount of Rs. 3.5 crores sent to the Ministry of Tourism in this regard be sanctioned to begin with.
Sharma assured him that the proposal would be looked into and all assistance will be extended by the Ministry in this regard. Shukla also briefed the Tourism and Culture Minister about other projects being taken up by the MP government to promote tourism.
