Haridwar, Rishikesh to be conferred with 'twin national heritage cities' tag

DEHRADUN: The Union tourism ministry will be conferring the title of 'twin national heritage cities' to the temple towns of Rishikesh and Haridwar, the first instance of such a tag being given to any of the cities in the country . Announcing this during a visit to Uttarakhand on Tuesday, Union tourism minister Mahesh Sharma said that funds are being earmarked for the development of the two cities which will also be connected with a metro rail network in the near future.

Sharma also announced funds to the tune of Rs 120 crore for setting up a cable car ropeway system for Tehri lake and the char dhams. While Rs 50 crore has been earmarked for Kedarnath, Rs 40 crore is for the other char dham destinations, and Rs 30 crore for Tehri lake.