Varanasi, July 30 -- Tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said the Uttar Pradesh government is giving top priority to the tourism development of Sarnath. He said efforts are being made at various levels to showcase the historical and spiritual heritage of the Buddhist site to the world. The state government aims to provide world-class facilities to domestic and international tourists visiting Sarnath and give fresh momentum to tourism activities in the area, he said. Singh said Sarnath has now become India's 45th and Uttar Pradesh's fourth World Heritage Site. The recognition, achieved after nearly 28 years, has given a new identity to the cultural and Buddhist heritage of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, the state's world-famous heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, were confined to the Agra region. With Sarnath's inclusion, Uttar Pradesh's World Heritage footprint has now expanded to the Purvanchal region, he said. The minister was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day international seminar organised on the occasion of Ashadha Purnima and Dhammachakka Pavattana Day at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara in Sarnath, Varanasi. htc...