Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Kerala laid the foundation for the INR 3-crore pilgrim amenity centre at the historical Madre De Deus Church, Vettukad.
The facility is part of the Pilgrim Circuit, launched to promote pilgrim tourism by connecting various pilgrim centres of different faiths. The amenity centres provide basic facilities for pilgrims visiting places of worship across the state.
In his address, Surendran said the government has launched a string of projects in different parts of the state to step up infrastructure facilities for the growth of tourism.
“This is for the first time in the state that a government is taking initiative for building infrastructure facilities in places of worship. Madre De…