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PM attends meeting of Somnath Trust

Published By : Admin | January 12, 2016 | 20:44 IST
PM Narendra Modi attends meeting of Somnath Trust
Keshubhai Patel reappointed as Chairman for the year 2016, Amit Shah was appointed as the Trustee
PM Modi stresses on the need for establishing Somnath Temple as a premier religious tourist destination
PM Modi suggests to build a state of the art virtual museum and auditorium in Somnath Temple
PM suggests a tourist circuit to be created connecting Somnath, Diu and Gir Lion Safari

A meeting of the Somnath Trust was held in Delhi today under the Chairmanship of Shri Keshubhai Patel. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Shri L K Advani, Shri Harshavardhan Neotia and Shri P K Laheri as the trustees, also attended the meeting.

The Trust reappointed Shri Keshubhai Patel as Chairman for the year 2016 and Shri Amit Shah was appointed as the Trustee in place of Late Shri Prasanvadan Mehta while Shri Rajan Kilachand resigned.

Prime Minister stressed on the need for establishing Somnath Temple as a premier religious tourist destination. He also suggested to build a state of the art virtual museum and auditorium. In this regard, the Prime Minister also suggested that a tourist circuit should be created connecting Somnath, Diu and Gir Lion Safari. The Trust decided to add many more tourist attractions.

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