Gandhinagar: A sum of about Rs 125 crore will be spent on developing zero point at Nadabet in Banaskantha district on the India-Pakistan border as a tourist destination.
The project, which is under the Seema Darshan programme, is expected to be completed by August 15 this year.
CM Vijay Rupani visited Nadabet and inspected progress of the work. A sum of Rs 55 crore has been sanctioned for phases 1 and 2 of the project. Tourism minister Jawahar Chavda accompanied the CM.
Replicas of modern weapons have been placed between T-junction to zero-point at Nadabet, so that tourists are able to view a whole range of weapons used by the country’s armed forces.
The replicas which will be placed on specially erected platforms along the route will include surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, T-55 tanks, artillery guns, torpedoes, and MiG 27aircraft among others.
A government statement said that the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited has completed construction of a hotel for tourists near Nadeshwari temple. A number of facilities for tourists are in different stages of completion near T-junction, the statement added.
A government statement said that a sum of Rs 23 crore has been sanctioned for phase1 of the project and another Rs 32 crore has been sanctioned for phase 2 of the project. The ‘Ajay Prahari Smarak’, parade ground, observation centre and a gate will be completed as part of this phase, the release said.
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