India, March 8 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the government was contemplating to set up a Yatri Niwas along with a cafeteria at Sharda Devi Temple at Teetwal near the Line of Control.

The temple, dedicated to goddess Saraswati, the deity of learning and wisdom, is a Shakti Peeth revered by Kashmiri Pandits. It was thrown open in 2023 and the Kashmiri Pandit community is seeking the revival of the Sharda Peeth corridor to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Responding to a starred question by National Conference legislator Javid Ahmad Mirchal in the assembly, Omar Abdullah, who holds the tourism charge, said a detailed project report is being prepared for the construction of Yatri Niwas at Sharda Temple at Teetwal at...