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Uttarakhand can become global spiritual capital: PM

Uttarakhand, Nov 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stated that Uttarakhand can become a global spiritual capital and its international border villages could be important international tourism destinations if nurtured adequately.
Modi said this as he laid the foundation stone of more than Rs 8,000 crore developmental projects on the state's 25th anniversary.
“Uttarakhand’s real introduction is its spiritual power. If Uttarakhand resolves it can establish itself as the spiritual capital of the world in next few years. We can connect temples, ashrams and meditation and yoga centres here with global networks” said the prime minister in his public address at Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun.
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