Preparations to make Varanasi the cultural and tourism capital of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered the educational and cultural capital of India. Although its fame is all over the world, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly trying to give it a new identity by incorporating modernity with tradition. Under this, while a grand construction of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor has been done, preparations are being made to present Varanasi as the official nomination for the organization’s first cultural and tourism capital in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Summit-2022. has started.

In fact, a 100-page dossier (biodata) of Varanasi is being prepared to make it the cultural and tourism capital of the organization from September 2022 to September 2023. In this, the events to be held throughout the year, major venues, food and other things will be mentioned prominently. For its preparation, a meeting of 15 departmental officers including Municipal Corporation, Culture Department was held on Friday (January 28, 2022) under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Deepak Agarwal.
Smart City has been made the nodal agency for preparation of dossier. In the dossier, Sankat Mochan temple, music festival, specialties of other tourist places including Mahatma Buddha’s Karmabhoomi Sarnath and Ramlila of Ramnagar and other programs of popular cultural importance of Kashi will be included. Instructions have been given to make available information about Panchkroshi Parikrama, holy path temples and important photos to the smart city soon. Similarly, the Handicraft Department will also provide information about the year-long events and major handicrafts to the Smart City.
Divisional Commissioner Deepak Agarwal said that the complete report would be sent to the government in the first week of February. The dossier will be put up to make Varanasi the cultural and tourism capital of the SCO. If approved, SCO delegates will come to Kashi. You will see the cultural heritage of this oldest city in the world with your own eyes. Kashi’s respect will increase on the world level and its big message will go far and wide. This will increase not only tourism but also cultural development in Varanasi as well as employment opportunities.