RAMAPPA (MULUGU): President Droupadi Murmu laid foundation stone for the development of pilgrimage and heritage infrastructure of Unesco world heritage site Rudreshwara temple, also known as Ramappa temple, at Palampet village in Mulugu district on Wednesday.
The scheme aims to make Ramappa temple a pilgrimage and tourist destination by providing state-of-the-art facilities for visitors.
The President also laid the foundation stone for the development of pilgrimage facilities at Bhadrachalam group of temples in Bhadrachalam.
Both these projects have been approved under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme of tourism ministry.
Later, the President virtually inaugurated two Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad and Mahabubabad districts of Telangana.
The President will visit Muchintal in Shamshabad on Thursday at around 5.15 pm and later visit Statue of Equality of Sri Ramanujacharya.
Meanwhile, arrangements have been made for the President's Yadadri visit on December 30 morning.