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Odisha chalking out comprehensive plan for development of Buddhist heritage sites

Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (UNI) The Odisha Government is chalking out a comprehensive plan for the integrated development, heritage conservation, and modern historical research of Odisha’s major Buddhist sites at Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, Udayagiri, Jirang, and Dhauli, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said on Wednesday.
Parida, speaking at the 2nd Guru Padmasambhava Prayer Ceremony and the International Buddhist Conference at Udayagiri Buddhist heritage site in Jajpur district, further stated that the State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Light of Buddha Foundation to rejuvenate Odisha’s rich Buddhist culture.
A special expert committee is being constituted for the development of Buddhism, and emphasis is being laid to connect Odisha to India’s Buddhist Tourism Circuit. Steps have also been initiated for the development of the Jirang Mahavihara, she added.
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