Member of Parliament from Karimnagar B. Vinod Kumar urged Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma to develop the historic temples at Vemulawada, Kondagattu, Dharmapuri and Kaleshwaram in the erstwhile undivided Karimnagar district under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme of the Union government.
The Karimnagar MP met the Union minister in his chambers in New Delhi on Wednesday and submitted a representation in this regard. He reminded the Union minister that the Telangana government had earlier sought the inclusion of the four temples of Telangana under the PRASAD scheme.
The MP pointed out to the Minister that the Centre had not included even one temple from Telangana in the 13 sites taken up for development under the PRASAD scheme. The Karimnagar city was included in the Smart City list and with development of temples under PRASAD scheme would help give a boost to tourism in Karimnagar district and also ensure better facilities for pilgrims.