Andhra govt to reconstruct 40 temples in all 13 districts soon, says Minister ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 23:34 IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid the reports of attacks on temples in the state, Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Velampalli Srinivasa Rao on Wednesday announced that the Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led government will be reconstructing 40 temples in all 13 districts soon.
In a press statement released this evening, Rao said that Chief Minister Reddy will be laying the foundation for these temples on January 8, 2021.
He said that the Jagan government is going to reconstruct the temples demolished during Telugu Desam Party (TDP) regime when Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister. Five temples - Hanuman temple, Goddess Sita temple, Rahu and Ketu temple, Boddu Bomma temple and Goshala Krishna temple - will be built in Vijayawada.
Temples razed during pushkarms to be built soon
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Jagan to lay foundation stone for nine temples tomorrow
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Jagan to lay foundation stone for nine temples tomorrow
After a gap of more than four years, the temples that were demolished during Krishna Pushkarams 2016 in the city will be reconstructed soon.
The State government has chalked out plans to reconstruct the temples at the place where they have been razed as part of Krishna Pushkarams development plans by the previous government. The temples that cannot be constructed at the same place will be reconstructed at an alternative site.