Nanjangud MLA B. Harshavardhan has urged Tourism Minister Anand Singh to extend a budgetary support of ₹20 crore in the current fiscal for establishing the Gandhi Ashram at Badanavalu village and the Kapila Vana in Nanjangud town.
The MLA submitted a memorandum in this regard to the Minister recently.
Mr. Harshavardhan told the Minister that Badanavalu village, where the Gandhi Ashram is located, can be developed on the lines of the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. A blueprint on the project is also ready. Mahatma Gandhi had visited Badanavalu where a khadi spinning centre was functioning. The centre is still operational.
