Tourism Minister lays foundation for INR 3-cr amenity centre at Vettukad church
Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Kerala laid the foundation for the INR 3-crore pilgrim amenity centre at the historical Madre De Deus Church, Vettukad.
The facility is part of the Pilgrim Circuit, launched to promote pilgrim tourism by connecting various pilgrim centres of different faiths. The amenity centres provide basic facilities for pilgrims visiting places of worship across the state.
In his address, Surendran said the government has launched a string of projects in different parts of the state to step up infrastructure facilities for the growth of tourism.
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.