Seema Darshan Project: Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated ‘Seema Darshan Project’ at Nadabet located on the Indo-Pak border in Banaskantha District of Gujarat.

Key Points about the Project:

• As per the Gujarat Tourism website, Nada Bet is a small slice of land jutting into a sprawling lake, where the 'Seema Darshan (border viewing) for tourists is organised.
• This is multipurpose tourism project .
• It was completed under the direct guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The viewing point has been built on the lines of the Wagah-Atari border of Punjab.
• ‘Seema darshan Project’ was initiated with the aim to provide an opportunity to the people so that they can visualize the life and work of the BSF personnel on our border.
• BSF is constantly protecting our borders in very adverse weather conditions.
• Under the ‘Seema Darshan Project’, all kinds of tourist facilities and other special attractions have been developed at a cost of 1 crore 25 lakhs.

Activities under this project:

• Some of the activities and sights that will interest travellers include
• The retreat ceremony can be witnessed where the Border Security Force (BSF) jawans put up a gallant show of marching with pride to end another day of guarding the borders.

Note: Hundreds of people visit the Wagah border in Punjab to witness the beating retreat ceremony.

• It will also have a weapons display and photo gallery with guns, tanks and other sophisticated devices that help in keeping the border and inland places secure on display.
• A camel show will be presented for visitors as well.

Background:

• The idea to develop another border viewing point for tourists was mooted when Vijay Rupani was chief minister of Gujarat in 2018.
• It took three years for the state government to develop the point.