Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the redeveloped Mata Tripura Sundari Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas revered by Hindus, in Udaipur, southern Tripura.
A senior Tourism Department official said the 524-year-old shrine has been redeveloped under the PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme of the Union Ministry of Tourism at a cost of over ₹54 crore. Of this, the Central government contributed ₹34.43 crore, while the Tripura government provided ₹17.61 crore.
After virtually laying the foundation stone for 13 development projects worth over ₹5,127 crore in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, the Prime Minister arrived in Agartala and then flew by helicopter to Gomati district headquarters, Udaipur. There, he inaugurated the