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SPECIAL REPORT
A Year Journey of Good Governance
22. Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Mahakal Lok 24. Tripura Sundari and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
– Transforming the Pilgrimage Experience: At Temple – Tradition and Renaissance: Replicas
Kashi Vishwanath Dham, 23 buildings now of the Shaktipeeths have been installed at the ‘51
connect Lalita Ghat to the temple, facilitating a Shaktipeeth Park’ near the Maa Tripura Sundari
seamless journey from the Ganges to the shrine. Temple. The Pran Pratishtha of the Shri Ram
Ujjain’s Mahakal Lok, spanning approximately Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya took place
900 meters, is adorned with 108 sandstone pillars on January 22, 2024. The temple’s main load-
carved with postures depicting Lord Shiva’s bearing structure is free of iron and incorporates
Anand Tandav (dance of bliss). traditional craftsmanship alongside exquisite
stonework.
23. Kedarnath, Somnath, and Ambaji –
Embracing the Mantra of ‘Virasat Bhi, Vikas 25. GIFT City, Dholera, and Charanka—the
Bhi’: Following the 2013 floods, Kedarnath economy and energy of the future: GIFT City is
underwent disaster-resilient redevelopment, India’s first operational IFSC and first greenfield
including the installation of a 35-tonne statue smart city, incorporating district cooling,
of Adi Shankaracharya. Somnath saw the automated waste collection, and utility tunnels
development of the 1.48 km ‘Samudra Darshan into its master plan. In Dholera, infrastructure
Path’, a special gallery, and the redevelopment such as roads, water, electricity, and fiber
of the old precinct. At Ambaji, the ₹1,632 connectivity is being developed prior to plot
crore Shakti Corridor project aims to connect allocation, and a semiconductor plant approved
the temple, Gabbar Hill, and Mansarovar, while in 2024 marks the first major industrial facility
developing amenities such as parking facilities, there. The Charanka Solar Park pioneered a
underpasses, and pilgrim centers. shared-park model for large-scale solar power
generation by utilizing shared land, roads, and
power evacuation infrastructure.
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