PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Maa Umiya Dham Development Project in which state in December 2021?
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Maa Umiya Dham Development Project in which state in December 2021? Correct Answer Gujarat
The correct answer is Gujarat.
Key Points
- PM Modi addressed at the foundation stone laying of the Maa Umiya Dham Development Project in Gujarat on 13 December 2021.
- The temple of Maa Umiya, the reigning deity of the Kadva Patidar farming community, and other buildings will be built at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore on 74,000 square yards of land.
- The temple will have a total of 92 pillars, all detailed with engravings as per ancient scriptures.
Important Points
- The Sola Umiya Campus in Ahmedabad, where the temple is coming up, belongs to the Umiya Mataji Sansthan of Unjha, Mehsana.
- Apart from the temple, the trust, which runs the main temple in Unjha, would also build a 13-storey, 400-room complex adjacent to the new temple to provide training as well as hostel facility to Patidar youths preparing for UPSC and GPSC entrance tests.
- The entire complex can accommodate 1,200 boys and girls.
Additional Information
- Gujarat:
- Number of Districts - 33.
- Lok Sabha seats - 26.
- Rajya Sabha seats - 11.
- State Animal - Asiatic lion.
- State Bird - Greater flamingo.
- National Parks - Vansda National Park, Blackbuck National Park, Gir Forest National Park, Marine National Park.
- Dams - Sardar Sarovar Dam(Narmada River), Ukai Dam (Tapti River), Dantiwada Dam (Banas River), Kadana dam (Mahi River), Kamleshwar Dam(Hiran River).
- Registered GI: Agates of Cambay, Kutch Embroidery, Patan Patola.
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