Jammu and Kashmir Lietenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that the Union Territory is blessed with unparallel wealth of cultural heritage which is mostly unexplored and need to be showcased to the world. The Lt Governor was chairing a meeting to review the functioning of Culture & allied Departments including Department of Libraries & Research; Archives, Archaeology and Museums, and J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages at Civil Secretariat in Srinagar yesterday. Mr Sinha said this is the land of Sufis and Saints like Shankaracharya, Nund Reshi, Habba Khatoon, Lal Ded, Devi Rupa Bhawani and there is a need to develop heritage sites at their birthplaces in order to make their life history more accessible to the young generation.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Laying special focus on promotion and development of shrines, monuments, and heritage sites to attract more tourist inflow to J&K, the Lt Governor directed the department to integrate tourism and cultural promotion plans besides holding traditional and cultural events on the backdrop of the historic significance of these important places so that the visiting tourists as well as the locals, can get the first-hand experience of the rich cultural heritage of J&K. He also passed specific directions for the development of Shri Shiv Khori and Baba Banda Singh ji Bahadur Shrines at Reasi in Jammu province. </span><br />