Gaya: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday
stressed the need for carrying out survey and extraction by
archaelogists in Bodh Gaya, on a four-day sojourn to the
key Buddhist pilgrim centre.
The chief minister went to Kurkihar under Wazirganj block
in Gaya district promising to connect Kurkihar with the
Buddhist crcuit.
Kumar said, "History of humanity is hidden in the area
which requires thorough research, survey and extraction by
experts."
He also visited Sujatagarh, Dharmanhar and Dhudeshwari
and develop the area.
Later, addressing a public meeting, Kumar said the area
which he visited had lots of historical importance and it
would be connected with the Buddhist circuit.
He said apart from developing the state in other
sectors, special attention was being paid on tourism which
would be further developed as an industry in the state.
Kumar noted that the inflow of toursists in Bihar had
now tremendously increased to 3.5 lakh this year from
90,000 in 2006. +We have to strive hard for further increasing
the inflow of toursists to fetch revenue+, he added.
Earlier, Kumar paid obeisance at the famous Mahabodhi
temple in Bodh Gaya and visited several other places to
explore possibilities of development.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 19:29