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Dehradun: Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj has said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hand over to the tourism department the maintenance of Chaurasi Kutia ashram in Rishikesh where the Beatles learnt meditation in 1968.
Maharaj said on Friday he had asked the Uttarakhand tourism development council to prepare a detailed proposal that would be submitted to PM Modi on developing Chaurasi Kutia (84 huts) as a world heritage site.
The site, which is maintained at present by the forest department, has become dilapidated due to lack of proper care, according to the tourism and culture minister.
The move is necessary to develop the ashram as a world heritage site capable of attracting both national and international tourists because of its pristine location on the banks of the Ganga and its association with the creative journey of Beatles, he said.