‘Grand Sita Mata temple to be built in Sri Lanka’

Staff Reporter :

CM Kamal Nath directs officers to prepare plan

Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that a grand Sita Mata temple will be constructed in Sri Lanka. A committee comprising officers of Madhya Pradesh and Sri Lanka will be constituted. Kamal Nath directed to prepare a plan soon for construction of Boddh Museum, study and training centre of international standard in Sanchi and to ensure its implementation. Kamal Nath was holding deliberations with a delegation of Maha Bodhi Society led by the Minister for Public Relations P C Sharma at Mantralaya on Monday.

The President of Maha Bodhi Society Banagla Uptisa was also present at the meeting. The Chief Minister directed to constitute a committee soon comprising officers of Madhya Pradesh and Sri Lanka government as well as members of Maha Bodhi society for construction of grand Sita Mandir in Sri Lanka. This committee will monitor constantly the construction works of the temple so that the temple could be constructed within the stipulated time.

The design of the temple should be finalised and necessary fund should be made available in this fiscal year itself so that the temple could be built at the earliest, he said. Moreover, Kamal Nath asked to allocate necessary land for construction of Boddh Museum, study and training centre at Sanchi and also to construct an institute of international level here. He further stated that an action plan should be prepared soon in this regard. The Chief Minister informed that the President of Maha Bodhi Society and several companies of Japan and other countries as well as other institutions have offered financial assistance for the construction of various structures in Sanchi.

The Minister for Public Relations, P C Sharma briefed about the discussion he had with the Sri Lanka Government on the construction of Sita temple during his recent visit to Sri Lanka. Sharma said that if better air services are available, devotees living in other Buddhist countries including Sri Lanka will be able to visit Sanchi comfortably. Similarly, it will be easy to the people of Madhya Pradesh also to visit Sita Mandir. On this occasion, the President of the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka Banagla Uptisa presented an idol of Buddh, Buddhist religious text and a self-written book to the Chief Minister. The Minister Sharma also presented the gifts received during his visit of Sri Lanka to the Chief Minister. The Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development and Adhyatm, Manoj Shrivastava was present on the occasion.