After construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Tourism will increase by 10 times: CM Yogi

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said after the Ram temple in Ayodhya is constructed, tourism to the city will increase by 10 times, and asserted that Uttar Pradesh is the safest state in the country for travellers. He also said that efforts made by his government in the last five years has made Uttar Pradesh number one in domestic tourism and there are infinite possibilities in the area of religious-spiritual tourism in the state.

The Chief Minister was addressing the 37th annual convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators here.  “We have Kashi (Varanasi) which is the oldest city in the world, and the cultural and spiritual capital of India. One year has passed since the inauguration of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham. Earlier, usually, one crore tourists used to visit Varanasi in a year but, this year, one crore tourists came to Varanasi in the month of Sawan alone,” Adityanath said.

The Chief Minister said Ayodhya is the centre of faith and everyone aspires to come here once in their lifetime. “The construction of the grand (Ram) temple is being done on war footing in Ayodhya. Along with the Deepotsav, many works have been done for the development of tourism in Ayodhya,” he said.