Kailash Mansarovar, a pilgrimage site for Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, will be accessible from Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand by the end of next year, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told Parliament as he listed several religious tourism projects expected to be ready before the 2024 general elections.
“I don’t want to travel to Kailash Mansarovar via Nepal or China. Indians will be able to reach Mansarovar from Pithoragarh by the end of 2023. We have completed 85% of the work,” Mr. Gadkari told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
He said the 258–km long Ram Van Gaman Marg, which will connect Ayodhya to Chitrakoot and is being built at a cost of ₹5,000 crore, will also be ready by the end of 2023.
