PCCF Suresh Gupta visits Sharda temple at LoC Teetwal

Srinagar, Oct 4: Suresh Kumar Gupta, PCCF, Government of J&K visited Sharda temple LoC Teetwal. He was accompanied by his wife and top officials of the forest department.

He was earlier Secretary Department of Culture and had known much about this historical site, that was reclaimed, rebuilt and inaugurated in 2023.

He was received and briefed by coordinator Ajaz Khan and performed puja in the temple. He lauded efforts of Save Sharda Committee Kashmir Regd in rebuilding the temple and gurudwara that has boosted religious and border tourism. Save sharda Committee’s founder Ravinder Pandita spoke on phone with Suresh Gupta and thanked him for hailing efforts of the committee. He was presented with a sharda shawl and a book on Sharda authored by Ravinder Pandita, said a press release.