Fresh flash floods hit most parts of Kerala, leaving 69 tourists, including 24 foreigners, stranded at a private resort in Idukki’s Pallivasal, near Munnar.
Tourism Minister lays foundation stone for facility
A ₹3-crore pilgrim amenity centre is coming up at the Madre de Deus Church, Vettucaud, here.
The facility is part of Kerala Tourism’s Pilgrim Circuit, launched to promote pilgrim tourism by connecting various pilgrim centres in the State.
Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran, in his address after laying the foundation stone for the centre, said the government had launched a string of projects in different parts of the State to step up infrastructural facilities for tourism.
“This is for the first time that a government is taking initiatives for creating infrastructure facilities in places of worship. Madre de Deus Church, which reminds of ancient churches in Rome because of its architectural features, has historical importance,” he said.