India, Feb. 25 -- Union minister for housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that how to develop temple towns and tourism hubs further as part of a broader push to shape India's cities as safe, smart and sustainable growth centres will be discussed in the "chintan shivir" by the ministry to be held in the next couple of months.

Khattar said cities such as Varanasi, Ayodhya and Amritsar are being developed as temple towns, while cities such as Jaipur is being positioned as a tourism hub in his address at the 18th Muncipalika event held in the national capital. The three-day exhibition and conference will host urban practitioners, policymakers and private sector participants to deliberate on mobility, housing, clima...