The Seema Darshan Project, a border viewing point, near the India-Pakistan border in Banaskantha’s Nadabet was dedicated to the nation by Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Tourism Ministar Purnesh Modi were also present on the occasion.
Amit Shah said the Seema Darshan Project has taken shape at Nadabet because of the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This project will help in developing tourism in the area and create new employment opportunities. He expressed confidence that lakhs of people in the area will get employment opportunities in the coming 10 years. He said the entire Banaskantha district will emerge as a centre of attraction in the whole country because of the Nadabet Seema Darshan project. He also said that the project has been started to allow common people to witness from close quarters the daily lives of BSF jawans and their love for the country.
The Home Minister said Rs. 125-crore have been spent to set up the latest facilities and special attractions for tourists. The Tourism department has undertaken various development works on the T-junction, Zero Point, and the road connecting T-Junction to Zero Point to boost border tourism. He said that an arrival plaza and resting space with furniture and interior work, parking, a 500-seat auditorium, changing room, souvenir shop, 22 shops and restaurants, a gallery showcasing the history and work of BSF, decorative lighting, solar tree, and solar rooftop facilities have been developed. Moreover, a retaining wall, BSF barracks, drinking water, toilet blocks, a parade ground having a capacity of 5,000 people, exhibition centre, parking facilities, sound system, and various games for children, among others have been established.
