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00:30Our Patiala's MLA, Kohli sahib, Samanath MLA, Chetan Nal, Kanohar's MLA, Kabaddi's very famous player, Gurlal Kanohar ji,
00:53and the newly elected Patiala's Mayor, Kundan Gogia ji, and our Shakti sahib, Jaggi sahib, who looks after tourism and culture,
01:09in front of me, my media colleagues, electronic media, print media, social media, people like you, I would like to present to you.
01:21Often, we don't know each other's faces, but we keep meeting.
01:26When I went to the village of Shri Bhagat Singh ji in Khadkar Kalam on 16th March,
01:38I got a chance to meet him.
01:43I asked him, how do we study the treasures of the Punjab government?
01:53And how do we use the sources of Punjab for the people?
02:06First of all, we were invited for a meeting of the tourism and culture department.
02:21There are so many beautiful places in Punjab, which can be renovated and maintained in a good way,
02:39and can be a great source of tourism and treasure.
02:45Before this, we had been to Chauhal near Hoshiarpur.
02:51Chauhal is 3 km from Hoshiarpur to Chintpuni, Mata Chintpuni road.
02:57There is a resort of Jagalath Bhapa there.
03:02When I was an MP, I used to stay there, but it became a ruin.
03:07Later, we maintained it.
03:11We made huts and tree houses there.
03:16There is an open kitchen there.
03:18People from different villages come there,
03:21who know how to make saag, who know how to cook saag,
03:26who know how to cook maize, roti, etc.
03:29There is an open kitchen.
03:31You can sit in front of it and cook food.
03:38You can also go on a jungle safari.
03:41Today, there is a booking area there.
03:44The waiting period is two months.
03:46People who go to visit Mata Chintpuni,
03:49they stay there for the night or for lunch and dinner.
03:54Then, we took Chimraud to Pathankot and Hoshiarpur.
04:05We decided to develop it.
04:08You will be surprised to know,
04:10journalists and camera men will show you a lot,
04:14but this is a Punjab that no one has shown before.
04:18It is 57 sq. km long.
04:22It is 440 ft deep in the lake.
04:25There is no greener water than this in the world.
04:29Rabi's water is stored there.
04:32Ranji Sagar Dam.
04:36We have increased the number of tourists there.
04:41On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a footfall of 1000-1500.
04:45These days, there is a custom of destination wedding.
04:48People go there.
04:50We have motorboats.
04:52On one side, we have the Kashmir mountains.
04:54On the other side, we have the Himalayas and Punjab.
04:57Similarly, in Kapurthala,