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The Yogi government is preparing a list of all the projects to be dedicated to Kashi. Recently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also reviewed the progress of development works in the city, an official statement said. 

It is expected that PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the restoration and redevelopment work of Manikarnika Ghat, the salvation place in Kashi. It is believed that cremation at Manikarnika Ghat paves the way for salvation. On this ghat, Lord Shiva himself comes to give Tarak Mantra to the soul. 

The Yogi government is engaged in mission mode to make the crematorium at Manikarnika Ghat, one of the iconic places of the country, modern, accessible, and convenient for the dead, ANI reported. 

The redevelopment work of Manikarnika Ghat will be done from the CSR fund, for which permission has also been received from the National Mission for Clean Ganga regarding this. Manikarnika Kund, Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple etc. will also be beautified in this.

The agency reported that the building from Manikarnika Ghat to Tarakeshwar Temple will be developed in Nagara style. Three storeys will be constructed till Tarakeshwar Mahadev Temple and from Tarakeshwar Mahadev to Dattatreya Paduka (300 to 400 meters).

Shyamlal, chairman of Planner India Company, which is planning and designing the redevelopment and restoration of Manikarnika Ghat, said that the redevelopment of the Ghat and surrounding historical buildings and temples are proposed at a cost of 17.56 crores. Rupa Foundation is ready to get it done with the CSR fund, as per ANI reports. 

It is worth mentioning that people do not come to Manikarnika Ghat only for cremation, but tourists from all over the world come to see this place of salvation. 

(With ANI inputs)

Updated: 03 Jul 2023, 09:55 AM IST