Uttarakhand to get International Vedic School on banks of Bhagirathi

While launching the Tehri lake festival on the occasion of Vasant Panchami, the minister said that the institution will help the entire world learn about Indian culture.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on February 16, 2021, announced that the government is planning to build an International Vedic School on the banks of Bhagirathi in Tehri where students will be taught Sanskrit apart from Hindi and English languages. While launching the Tehri lake festival on the occasion of Vasant Panchami, the minister said that the institution will help the entire world learn about Indian culture. Talking about how the future of Uttarakhand tourism lies in Tehri where the lake festival will be held every year on Vasant Panchami, the minister stated that an official notification will be released regarding the same.

The minister further revealed that considering the ongoing pandemic situation the state government was in a dilemma on whether or not to hold the Tehri lake festival following the avalanche in Chamoli but finally it decided to simultaneously grapple with the challenge and move ahead.

For peace to the souls of those killed in the Chamoli disaster, the minister prayed to Kedarnath and Badrinath and also appealing to tourists to stay in Tehri for a few days and savour what the town offers. The state government is developing the same at a cost of Rs 1,210 crore. As part of the Tehri lake festival, adventure sports such as paragliding, paramotor, parasailing boat, scuba diving, hot air balloon, kayaking, canoeing, high rope course and rock climbing are being organised.

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