Buoyed by the inclusion of his hometown Gwalior and Orchha beneath UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has stated that he is overjoyed that two cities from Madhya Pradesh are component of the UNESCO campaign. Reacting to the launch of the UNESCO campaign in two cities by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Scindia stated that the development will be a enormous booster for tourism and employment possibilities in the state.
Earlier, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched the UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project in Gwalior and Orchha in a virtual occasion with UNESCO representatives and other senior officials of the state. On the occasion of the programme, Chauhan stated that the development will bring a new dimension to Madhya Pradesh tourism along with creation of extra employment in these cities and nearby places. Chauhan also stated that only eight cities in the whole South Asian area have been recognised beneath the UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project and Varanasi and Ajmer are the other two Indian cities recognised by UNESCO beneath the project.
Salience of UNESCO’s recognition
Both Gwalior and Orchha are positioned in the Northern component of Madhya Pradesh and each are well-known amongst vacationers nationally as properly as internationally. Gwalior becoming closer to Delhi-Agra route currently attracts a huge quantity of international vacationers who frequent Agra to stop by the Taj Mahal. The city of Gwalior hosts the historic Gwalior Fort, Scindia Royal Palace known as Jai Vilas Palace and other monuments of tourist interest. Similarly, Orchha is also regarded as a riveting tourist location amongst men and women residing in neighbouring cities and states. A component of state’s Niwari district, the Orchha town is situated on banks of the Betwa river and has bountiful scenic areas and historical monuments.
UNESCO, which is a component of the United Nations runs a number of programmes and initiatives to preserve, market and nurture historical, all-natural and artistic areas about the world. Being component of the UNESCO missions and projects not only brings technical and economic help for the development of the spot but also attracts a huge quantity of international vacationers whose itinerary starts from going to best UNESCO recognised internet sites.