Jammu Tawi, March 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said his government is planning to build a "yatri niwas" at Sharda Temple that was opened in Teetwal near the Line of Control (LoC) two years ago.

Replying to a starred question of National Conference MLA Javid Ahmad Mirchal in the assembly, he said a detailed project for the construction of the 'Yatri Niwas' and a cafeteria at the temple at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore is in progress. The Save Sharda Committee set up the Maa Sharda Devi temple in Teetwal, the last village near the LoC, in 2023 which would act as a base camp for pilgrims. Kashmiri Pandits have been seeking the revival of the Sharda Peeth Corridor to Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

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