Hyderabad, Feb. 21 -- The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday announced development of a comprehensive circuit of Buddhist heritage sites across the state, in order to promote the state's Buddhust heritage on the international tourism map.

State tourism minister Kandula Duresh told the state legislative assembly that the state government is committed to safeguarding the state's archaeological wealth and transforming key Buddhist sites into globally recognized heritage destinations.

He said iconic Buddhist centres including Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Ghantasala, Adurru, Thotlakonda, Bavikonda, and Chitrakote would be integrated into a structured "Buddhist Circuit."

Durgesh said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier annou...