Question: Recently, the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand laid the foundation stone of the Tourist Guest House being constructed by the Uttar Pradesh government in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. What is not true in regards to this?
(a) A new tourist guest house will be constructed on Uttar Pradesh tourism on 2,964 square meters of land in the Alaknanda Hotel Complex.
(b) This tourist guest house will have 95 rooms.
(c) Its construction cost will be Rs. 41 crores.
(d) The name of this tourist house will be Bhagirathi Tourist Guest House.
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On May 28, 2018, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the foundation stone of the Tourist Guest House being constructed by the Uttar Pradesh government in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
- Construction cost of this Tourist Guest House (100 rooms) will be Rs. 41 crores.
- This tourist house will be named as Bhagirathi Tourist House.
- A new tourist guest house (hotel) will be constructed by Uttar Pradesh tourism on 2,964 square meters of land available in the Alaknanda Hotel Complex.
- The period of construction is 2 years.
- Until its construction, the current Alaknanda Hotel will be operated by the U.P. State Tourism Corporation.
- After the new hotel is built, the old hotel will be transferred to Uttarakhand state.
- Uttar Pradesh Government has given financial and administrative approval of Rs 26.54 crores except for furniture and interior in the first phase.
- The new tourist accommodation will be of 6 floors, including the ground floor.
Reference:
http://information.up.nic.in/attachments/files/5b0c129d-cb78-4afa-9a54-0ff00af72573.pdf
http://www.cm.uk.gov.in/upload/pressrelease/Pressrelease-2561.pdf