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BMDC to open Buddhist information centres at Buddhist sites in India |
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Buddhist Monuments Development Council (BMDC), a national organisation devoted to promote growing Buddhist sites in India is planning to open Buddhist information centres at different Buddhist sites in India.
In the beginning, BMDC will start launching the information centres at seven Buddhist sites in India such as Nalanda, Sarnath, Khusinagar, Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Ajanta and Ellora. It will start only one information centre for both Ajanta and Ellora.
Prof. Arvind Alok, Chairman, Buddhist Monuments Development Council (BMDC) has disclosed this information. BMDC has decided to start all these information centres at the start of the forthcoming inbound tourist season in India.
Alok added, "We will start Buddhist information centres by October 2009." He informed that the objective of these initiatives is to promote and develop Buddhist sites in India nationally and internationally in a big way, and also strengthen diplomatic relationships between Buddhist countries and India.
Alok further added that BMDC is planning to develop three pilgrim guest houses for Buddhist tourist at Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Patna respectively. At present, it is discussing with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments for financial support to develop the guest houses.
Currently, BMDC has land banks in Rajgir owned by it and for the remaining infrastructure requirements it will seek assistance from private parties. The new guest houses which will be developed soon by BMDC will be dedicated to Buddhist tourists coming from countries such as Nepal, Lao, Cambodia, Bhutan, Mongolia, Vietnam etc.
BMDC will offer guest house accommodation at minimum charges. According to BMDC, it will initially start pilgrim guest houses by renting the properties from November 2009 and gradually build their own guest houses by 2010. Alok further explained that in India, there are lots of Buddhist pilgrim guest houses owned by several foreign countries but they do not provide accommodation to other Buddhist tourists, but only to the tourists from their own country.
Alok stated, "Therefore we will be providing accommodation to tourist irrespective of their origin."
(Posted on : 25/04/2009)
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