Amrut Scheme: Master plan for Kullu in the pileline.

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• Education, Arts, Language and Culture Minister of HP Govind Singh Thakur said about 82-km area having width of about 2.5 km from Bhuntar to Kothi in Kullu district had been included in the Amrut scheme to formulate a master plan to meet the basic needs of people by 2041.
• The minister said tourism is the backbone of the district. Adventure tourism, religious tourism and deity culture also need to be kept in mind
• The Government of India has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with the aim of providing basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks as to improve the quality of life for all especially the poor and the disadvantaged.