PM Modi calls for Pandharpur to be made the cleanest pilgrimage spot in India
The Hindu
Calling for the temple town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra’s Solapur district to be transformed into the cleanest pilgrimage site in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the palkhi (p
Calling for the temple town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra’s Solapur district to be transformed into the cleanest pilgrimage site in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the palkhi (palanquin) highways would accelerate the development of the region whilst enhancing connectivity with South India.
He was speaking during the virtual ground breaking ceremony of 13 highway projects which are aimed at increasing connectivity to the iconic temple town in Solapur district.
Mr. Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for the widening of five sections of National Highway (NH) 965 and three sections of NH 965G to four lanes. NH-965 is popularly known as the Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg while NH 965G is also called the Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg after the two of the most revered saints of Maharashtra.
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