Mahoba: Gorakhgiri tourism and GI for Deshawari paan

The Mahoba projects and Deshawari paan: what happened?

Mahoba is the land of the Chandela kings and the warriors Alha and Udal. The CM visited after the International Yoga Day event at the Jhansi fort the same morning.

• The CM launched 88 projects in Mahoba and said Gorakhgiri is being developed as a tourism centre with a ropeway for adventure tourism. [UP CM press note]
• He noted that Mahoba’s Deshawari paan has a GI tag. [UP CM press note]

What else did the press note say?

• Mahoba is called the sadhana sthali of Guru Gorakhnath and a heritage town of the Chandela dynasty.
• The Chandela kings dug many tanks for water conservation; the CM asked for desilting of tanks in Mahoba and Charkhari.
• Akharas should be built in the memory of Alha and Udal.
• Farmers who gave land for the Kabrai dam have been paid after years.
• The Arjun Sahayak irrigation project was completed and inaugurated with the PM in 2021.
• 12th International Yoga Day was held in 57,000 gram panchayats, 825 blocks, 350 tehsils and 762 urban bodies.

What can Prelims ask on the Mahoba projects and Deshawari paan?

• Deshawari paan: GI-tagged product of Mahoba.
• Gorakhgiri (Mahoba): linked to Guru Gorakhnath.
• Arjun Sahayak project irrigates Mahoba and Banda.