Nadabet Indo-Pak Border Darshan’ Project

Posted on April 11, 2022 by admin1 1640

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The Union Home Minister inaugurated the ‘Nadabet Indo-Pak Border’(Seema Darshan Project’) tourism project in Banaskantha in Gujarat .

‘Nadabet Indo-Pak Border Darshan’ Project

About:
- It has been started jointly by the Gujarat government’s Tourism Department and the Border Security Force (BSF), where tourists can get acquainted with stories of BSF personnel and also engage in a number of sports and recreational activities.
- Under the ‘Seema Darshan Project’, all kinds of tourist facilities and other special attractions have been developed at a cost of 1 crore 25 lakhs.
Significance:
- The border tourism project will boost tourism and also deter migration into India from villages at the border.
- It will provide employment to over 5 lakh youth in the next 10 years.

Source:IE

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